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1. AVG Zen lt Where do you want to install AVG Zen C Program Files x86 AVG Browse Agree and Install gt This dialog is optional triggered by clicking the Customize your installation link in the previous dialog of the installation In it you can set the destination folder for your installation If you are not satisfied with the default location where AVG Zen should be installed i e to the program files folder located on drive C you can type a new path manually into the text box or use the Browse link next to the text box Using the link displays the drive structure and allows you to select the respective folder Now click the Agree and Install button to start the installation process itself After successful installation computer restart is required You can perform restart from the final dialog of the installation by clicking the Restart now button or put it off till later However please note that without computer restart some AVG products may not be correctly displayed in Zen user interface and the application as whole may not function properly 2 2 Zen User Interface AVG Zen zentest2 seznamcz Qh m LM 26301022 PROTECTION PERFORMANCE PRIVACY amp IDENTITY OMORO PROTECTED TUNED UP SUPPORT COVERED This is the main dialog of your AVG Zen user interface In every other dialog there is always a button in upper left corner clicking it returns you back to this main
2. Disable Windows functions 1 55 6 MB Open Securely delete data Your cleanup potential 4 427 1 726 6 MB Clean up iPhone iPad oriPodtouch p Gain Disk Space and Delete Usage Data 78 IE AVG Performance In the section Gain disk space and delete usage data area shows you how many items you can delete from your hard drives After you have selected these AVG PC Tune Up 2015 runs a quick analysis in the background and informs you how many items there are on your hard drives in the areas Clean up Windows and programs Clean up browser Remove broken shortcuts and Disable Windows functions and how much disk space they are taking up Now you can now decide which items you want to delete and or which Windows functions you want to disable For more information see Cleaning the Hard Disk Analyze Storage Usage and Delete Data In the Analyze Storage Usage and Delete Data area you can go a step further and search drives systematically for unnecessary data and securely delete any sensitive data e Finding and Removing Duplicate Files The AVG Duplicate Finder module allows you to locate various duplicate files or folders on your hard disk and subsequently remove them thus freeing valuable disk space For more information see Finding and Removing Duplicate Files e Finding and Deleting Large Amounts of Data Use the AVG Disk Space Explorer module to find large files and folders on your sys
3. Unique identification of your computer is possible Network access to the registry Your system drive has never been checked for errors A No Windows update installed for a long time A master password for Mozilla Firefox has not been set A The automatic search for Windows updates is turned off This dialog displays the list of issues sorted out by product category Issues are displayed in different colors red yellow or green allowing to recognize urgent problems from less pressing ones If you are an administrator with more than one device in your network this dialog looks a little bit different There is an overview of devices on its left side allowing you to view only messages related to this particular device However if you want to vew messages for all devices in one ordered list you can choose the ALL DEVICES options it s the uppermost one in the overview Some issues can also be handled directly from this dialog they appear with a special action button mostly called Fix Now next to them As network administrator you can fix such problems remotely directly from your AVG Zen As single or connected user you can only manage AVG products on your own device but still it is 15 SE AVG Performance much more comfortable to view all issues together without having to open individual applications interface For example when you see the text FIREWALL NEEDS RESTART To activate Firewall p
4. 3 7 Optimize Your computer does not always work quite how you would like it to Often it seems to take an eternity to call up individual programs or to save files and you start to doubt the performance capabilities of your computer But in many cases this has nothing to do with the hardware The problem is caused by the programs that are started without you being aware of them or remnants of programs that were not completely removed from your computer during an uninstallation process 55 IE AVG Performance All modifications to your system mill be monitored by AVG Rescue Center and can be undone if necessary Like v r Settings Help amp Support x AVG PC TuneUp DASHBOARD OPTIMIZE CLEAN UP FIX PROBLEMS PERSONALIZE ALL FUNCTIONS Optimize registry and Reduce system load y performance Disable programs a Configure Live Optimization Clean registry Both Live Optimization options are Disable startup programs panied Defragment registry oO Uninstall programs Oo Optimize system startup and shutdown 2 programs that can be disabled Configure Economy Mode are causing system load None Configure Turbo Mode Defragment hard disk have been disabled yet Reducing System Load The Reduce system load area is devoted to dealing with your installed programs and services Its functions extend from disabling startup programs that have no impact whatsoever on the actual program and manually uninstalling
5. If the interface on your computer flickers and it takes a while for windows to open choose the option A balance between performance and display quality The attractive interfaces are retained but the performance sapping effects are switched off If you have a high performance graphics card your system performance will not be improved by turning off the Windows Vista Aero desktop experience How Many Days Should a Program Remain Unused Before We Recommend Removing it 52 IE AVG Performance Your computer is checked for programs that have not been used for a long time These are then displayed with the recommendation that they are removed so that they do not slow down your computer unnecessarily Based on your user behavior you specify here after how many days a program that has not been used is considered to be potentially unnecessary and displayed with the recommendation that it is removed Changing a Profile You can change the settings for your profile later at any time by going to PC performance in the Dashboard category of the Start Center and clicking the gear wheel button located just next to the Show details button Alternatively you can click on the Change profile button at the top left of the Increase performance details window Note that you cannot confirm your profile until you have entered all the necessary information 3 6 3 Fixing Problems In this chapter you will find out how to use the Fix problems
6. IE AVG Performance AVG Performance User Manual Document revision 2015 08 5 1 2015 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners IE AVG Performance Contents 1 Introductionanssuaassramauirnsddknknvrensaneskerenm addere arkene devk 4 1 1 Hardware requirementsS setra rrnrannnnennnnanannanannenannunrnnnnrnnunrnnunrnrnarernnnernenerenrnn 5 1 2 Software requirements xx ve revner navna nn van nnn nar ann nnvnannannrvnannrnernarnarnnnnnnnnnrnnrnenn 5 F ed EE MN EE oe eee 6 24 Zen Installation Processes sudussaasiser ere vaere 7 2 1 1 Welcome Dialog 1 tt tite tet ee ee EE EEUU EEE 7 2 1 2 Destination F lge rad gende eesdeecsewmeeesseeastunns ane 7 2 5 Zen User Intra Cee seedetiescssscentaadeesndev eaves seedenci teesdaueveressidueadeatestadenbead iGedaabeesane tes 9 2 2 1 Category CIES stir rete ete ee TEE nananana 9 2 2 2 hele Cayo te ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 9 2 2 3 Messages button rr rete ee EEE EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE AEE 9 2 2 4 Status Button ttt tenn LEAD EEDA ADEE ADDS EDD navna aner EEE EEDEEEEEE SEES SEES EEE ran nesen 9 2 2 5 Refresh DUECON iter teen n EEE DADE A EEE EE EEDA DEAE EAE EE EEE EEE EUE AEDS EEE EE EEE E EEE EEE EEE DEEDS 9 2 2 6 Settings button titre ee EE EEE EEE ETE nunen eana 9 2 3 Step by Step guides xx eee nav nrvnnnnnnarnnrnnrnnvnnnnennrvnrnannarnarnavnevnnnensnrnnrnenne 18 2 3 1 How to accept inv
7. This is how Windows differentiates between changes that the user makes himself e g security related settings and the startup of programs that can carry out changes You can set here in detail which changes must require confirmation first and whether a password must be entered beforehand Because this is a security relevant setting it is advisable to leave the user account control activated and select at least Prompt to confirm without entering password for Windows Vista or For changes by programs without password for Windows 7 One aim of User Account Control is to ensure that no programs start in the background without the user being aware of it At every program startup Windows determines whether this program will make changes to the computer If this is the case and User Account Control is enabled the user will be prompted to have an administrator confirm the program startup This feature is a key security step in case an unknown and potentially harmful program starts up without the user having initiated it himself Security Center Windows Vista Maintenance Center Windows 7 The Security Center or Maintenance Center as it is called in Windows 7 regularly runs in the background to check the security status of your computer and displays warnings if a possible security problem is determined If these warnings are displayed on your computer in error or you do not want to be shown warnings from the Security Maintenance Center y
8. Alternatively you can open the maintenance settings window by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Settings entry under AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Or click on Settings in the Start Center menu bar and select the Automatic Maintenance or 1 Click Maintenance area Because AVG PC TuneUp 2015 preferably wants to provide comprehensive maintenance for your computer all maintenance tasks are activated by default for both Automatic Maintenance and 1 Click Maintenance However if you do not want certain maintenance tasks to be performed you can exclude them from maintenance For example if you would rather defragment your hard disk manually simply clear the Defragment hard disks checkbox 3 6 2 Increasing Performance In this chapter you will find out why it is important to do so and how you can use Increase performance to increase the performance of your system by turning off unnecessary tasks and servces You can improve your system performance by turning off tasks and services that run in the background and that you rarely if ever need for your day to day work For tablet PC compatibility i e the option of operating the computer by moving a stylus across the screen or network server technologies You can also increase the performance of your computer by uninstalling programs A search is therefore run for programs that have not been used for a long time programs that you may not even remember you had and which slow down your
9. Details feature to fix problems that affect the health of your system and why it is important to do so To find out whether there are problems affecting your system s health go to the Start Center in the Dashboard category and look at the PC health status field For example checks are made to see if key settings have been set correctly in Windows if there is enough free memory on your system drive if important security programs are installed and if there are any new Windows updates If you have hidden some problems these do not impact the status any more Open the details window by clicking on Fix Now Overview The details window lists the problems found When you select a problem from the list the detail panel gives you a short description of the problem and a suggestion for a solution Fixing Problems For each problem you can decide whether you want to solve it straightaway or hide it The easiest way is to fix problems by clicking on the link for the suggested solution Hiding Problems If you don t want to fix a problem immediately click Hide problem Now you can select whether you want to hide it permanently or only for 30 days 3 6 4 System Protection In the following chapters you will find out how to use the AVG Rescue Center module to undo changes that you made with AVG PC TuneUp 2015 You can also use AVG Rescue Center to perform system recoveries i e to undo changes that you did not make with AVG PC TuneUp 2015
10. IE AVG Performance For this perform the following steps 1 Select a problem from the list 2 In the Edit menu select Problem details and Go to key You can also get to this function using the list entry context menu Editing the Registry In the toolbar click Registry Editor to directly call up the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 module for editing the registry 3 7 2 2 Defragmenting the Registry In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Registry Defrag module to reduce the size of the registry by defragmenting it and why it is important to do so The registry is the heart of a Windows system It is where Windows continuously stores entries values and keys In addition each newly installed program and every newly connected hardware is entered in the registry where it records keys and values This causes the registry to get bigger and bigger However the bigger the registry the longer the system needs to find certain information requested at any given moment by a program Windows then becomes slower When a program is uninstalled or when the registry is cleaned up these keys and values are usually deleted but despite this the registry does not get any smaller Why is this The space previously taken up by a deleted key continues to exist in the registry even if it is no longer used At some point your registry then looks like a piece of Swiss cheese full of holes This is a real waste of space at the expense of system pe
11. System Recovery The AVG Rescue Center even lets you undo changes made not by AVG PC TuneUp 2015 but by other 53 IE AVG Performance applications AVG Rescue Center offers integration with the Windows system recovery function for this Windows regularly creates restore points Should your system stop behaving as it should you can revert at any time to one of the restore points The previous system status is then restored and any changes made after this point are lost Where Can I Find the AVG Rescue Center The AVG Rescue Center is always within reach To access the AVG Rescue Center press Undo changes button that can be found in the Dashboard category of the Start Center Rescue Center area This button is also located in the individual modules 3 6 4 1 Undoing Changes Start the AVG Rescue Center module by clicking Undo changes button that can be found in the Dashboard category of the Start Center Rescue Center area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Undo changes entry under AVG PC TuneUp 2015 In the right hand column AVG Rescue Center shows you a list of all saved backups arranged by module or date and specifies for each entry the number of modified settings time of change and the disk space freed up by the changes Showing details The Details button takes you to an exact log of the changes carried out However you can only view this log You
12. but there is another product left to install 26 Sy AVG Performance mn Performance Install AVG PC TuneUp to ye Sy Fix your performance er re M Get It FREE 2 If you want to start the product installation right away all you have to do is click the Get It FREE button The product will then be installed automatically with default settings If you want to take control over the installation process click the little arrow button to the right from the Get It FREE button and click Custom installation This way you will view the installation as a series of dialogs allowing you to change the destination folder installed components etc The installation processes for various AVG products are in detail described in the other part of this documentation or even separate user guides These guides can be easily downloaded from the AVG website 3 As the installation goes on you should see the green circle appear inside the chosen Category tile After successful installation the green circle inside the tile becomes full in some categories is may also be just a semi circle indicating that there are other products within this category that can be installed Please note that the circle or semi circle may also switch to a different color yellow or red immediately after the installation this means that there are some issues within the product that require your attention 4 You will get a confirmative message
13. from your computer or downloading a new package Here you can download numerous creatively designed icon packages On the web pages just click on an icon package and open it with AVG Styler After just a few seconds the package is displayed in the list Creating a new icon package As an alternative you can create your own icon package from your current icon set and either back it up or share it with friends Click Create new package at the top of the list A wizard opens to guide you through the process of creating an icon package Information about the author Here you can immortalize yourself if you want and enter your name email address and website address Package name and description Enter a meaningful package name here If you wish you can add additional information on the package in the Description field Optimize package size Use the options in this step to ensure that your package is not too large so that it can be sent via email without problems Creating icon package The icons are now collected and optimized if necessary after which they are saved together in an icon package Finishing the wizard The icon package has now been successfully created and will be added to the list of icon packages when you Click Finish Clicking Open folder takes you to the icon package folder in AVG Styler so that you can copy the icon package to a different location or attach it to an email 133 IE AVG Performance
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15. your registry must be checked for problems Select one of the two types of scan 1 Full Scan We recommend the complete scan because this checks the whole registry for problems 2 Custom scan Scanning the registry can take several minutes While the scan is in process you can monitor its progress If problems are found you have two options Display problems Click Display problems to display detailed descriptions and exclude any individual problems from the cleanup see Additional Functions in AVG Registry Cleaner Main Menu Fix Problems Immediately Select Fix problems immediately and click Next to fix all detected problems immediately Your registry is now free from all unnecessary ballast and your system is more stable If after the cleanup has finished the Check again button appears find out more information here Check Again Sometimes the Check again button appears and the wizard recommends that you check your system again This always happens if new entries in the registry have been made invalid by the cleanup This is not an error in the module but a chain reaction that can occur primarily in the Program components and File types areas Example In the registry entry A points to entry B which in turn points to the missing file X In the first scan AVG Registry Cleaner determines that entry B is invalid because file X cannot be found Entry B is deleted during cleanup This in turn makes entry A invalid as it points to the now d
16. AVG Styler therefore has to reduce the full range of colors in your composition normally 16 7 million to a very few when you click Save boot screen AVG Styler uses a sophisticated algorithm for this to automatically determine the best 16 colors for your picture If the picture contains too many different colors the results of this conversion may not be satisfactory Experience has shown that the best boot screens are those that use only a few different colors This means that an image that consists predominantly of different blue shades and only a few contrasting colors will probably make an attractive boot screen Set the foreground color of the progress bar to a color that is contained in your image This way you do not use one of the precious 16 colors in the progress bar only Wherever possible avoid skin tones in your boot screen Images with skin tones normally cannot be displayed correctly with only 16 colors ask any graphic artist Of course you may be lucky The best thing to do is try 3 10 2 4 Startup Logo Please note that this function is only available on Windows Vista because neither Windows XP nor Windows 7 and 8 use the startup logo Just before logon a small animated Windows logo appears With AVG Styler you can replace this startup logo without making risky interventions in the system This is how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the
17. Frequently used settings Frequently used settings View and download new Windows themes online Start menu Logon screen Download new themes for free Taskbar Visual style Animations and Effects System elements Modify Windows settings Under Personalize options and behaviors you will find the AVG System Control module which you can use to adapt the visual effects user logon desktop and much more to your personal needs and preferences For more information see Personalizing Options and Behaviors Change Windows appearance Under Personalize the appearance of Windows you will find the AVG Styler module which you can use to design the Windows user interface entirely to your personal taste For example settings such as icons the logon screen the appearance of windows and buttons and much more can be very easily modified If you would like a completely new design you can download entire design packages from the Internet Simply click on the link to download new Windows themes for free For more information see Personalizing the Appearance of Windows 3 10 1 Personalizing Options and Behaviors Start the AVG System Control module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize options and behaviors entry in the Modify Windows settings area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Modify Windows settings entry under Windows On the
18. Mode is on Also in Windows XP the colorful Windows interface is disabled whereas in newer Windows transparency effects and thumbnails of windows in the taskbar are disabled Step 4 Configure computer resources for optimum performance Your computer s resources are in demand A clever sharing solution for the resources will help increase your computer s performance enormously Tip Since this does not limit any functions this setting is also highly recommended for the long term Ensure optimum performance regardless of energy use This setting uses the high performance Windows energy saving plan when Turbo Mode is on This ensures maximum performance regardless of the amount of energy used Step 5 Disable background functions 43 IE AVG Performance The operating system performs many more tasks than most users are aware of Many programs and services run permanently in the background although they are not strictly necessary and use valuable resources If you never use some of these functions you can disable them and permanently increase your computer s performance Disable media library share in local network This setting ensures that other network devices cannot access your images videos or music in the media library when Turbo Mode is on However Turbo Mode does not affect the share of folders in the network Turn off quick search using index creation This setting ensures that Windows does not create an index of your f
19. Now or Show Details will be available clicking it opens the precise AVG PC TuneUp 2015 module that you can use to achieve the unused potential Even if your system is perfectly optimized today anything could change tomorrow that could present areas for optimization e g the installation of new programs or a change to system settings Pay attention to the messages on unused potential in order to keep your system optimized for the long term and therefore maintain a good Optimization Potential What is Used to Calculate the Optimization Potential AVG PC TuneUp 2015 performs an analysis to see which optimizations it can perform on your system This potential is displayed in a graph showing you how close your system is to having 100 optimization You will achieve 100 the perfect Optimization Potential and therefore a fully filled out graph when you implement the recommended optimization potential for your system as much as possible The graph is made of different sections The sections on the left hand side displayed in blue represent 45 IE AVG Performance optimizations completed and the sections on the right hand side displayed in gray show optimization potential still remaining The Optimization Potential is calculated based on the analysis results of the following sections Maintenance For this section to be considered as optimized one of the following conditions must be fulfilled e Automatic Maintenance must be act
20. Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area On the navigation bar click in the left hand window area on Startup logo AVG Styler lists all available startup logos You can now add additional predesigned startup logos or create your own startup logo 128 IE AVG Performance You can add new startup logos to the list before you accept it finally To do so you have the following options Downloading Previously Created Startup Logos In the top left under Startup logos click Add Select the entry Download Startup Logos from AVG Online This takes you to a website where you can find a wide selection of different startup logos with which you can improve the appearance of the startup process exactly how you want On the AVG website simply click ona startup logo This is then automatically opened with AVG Styler and added to the list These attractive startup logos can also be stored as a file with extension tla to a USB flash drive You can then transfer these startup logos to any computer on which AVG PC TuneUp 2015 is installed by clicking Add and Load startup logo from a file Adding Startup Logos from a File In the top left under Startup logos click Add Select the entry Load startup logo from a file An Explorer window opens and you can select any image on your computer to be used in place of the animated startup logo You get best results when your image is in 300x300 pixel format
21. Programs 1 Select a program in the list that has the status Enabled 2 Disable the program using the switch in the status column or in the details area or click on the Disable button in the toolbar How to Enable Programs 1 Select a program in the list that has the status Disabled 2 Enable the program using the switch in the status column or in the details area or click on the Enable button in the toolbar How to Enable or Disable More than One Program If you select more than one program at the same time the possible action depends on the predominant status For example if two selected programs are disabled and one is enabled you can only enable the programs However with two enabled and one disabled program you can only disable the programs Following the action a window is shown in the display area to the left informing you of the result of your action How to Configure Program Deactivator In the upper right corner of the Start Center you can find the menu bar By clicking on Settings you open the central setting dialogue of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 which offers you a list of the most important settings of AVG PC Tune Up 2015 along with their respective options sorted by modules Click on Program Deactivator on the left in order to open the settings for AVG Program Deactivator Load Points The AVG Programs on Demand Technology calculates the load on your system based on an internal points system For this AVG PC TuneUp 2015
22. Search result displays the file name the original storage location folder the size file type date last changed and an estimate of the condition of the file 3 9 3 2 File Restoration Condition of a deleted file For every deleted file AVG Undelete determines its probable condition This is of course the most important information at this point you receive a very accurate prediction of whether a file can be restored again in full Good condition If the condition of a file is likely to be good the place the file originally took up on the hard disk will not yet have been replaced with another file It is therefore highly probable that the file can be successfully restored 101 IE AVG Performance Poor condition If the condition of a file is likely to be poor this means that the place that it once took up on the hard disk will have been partly overwritten by other files However there is still a chance that at least some of the file can be restored The precise result of the restoration cannot at this time be determined for certain however Restoring files 1 Select the files that you wish to restore Use Ctrl click to select multiple files 2 Click Restore to start the recovery attempt 3 Specify whether the files should be restored to the original folder or to another location If you wish to select a different location the folder hierarchy appears and you can select a folder or create a new folder Click OK to c
23. Select a new startup logo and give it a name under which it will be included in the list of AVG Styler You can also enter the name of an author The startup logo you added now appears in the list You can add additional startup logos Creating your Own Startup Logo Under Startup logos click Create new An Explorer window opens and you select an image on your computer or an external storage medium Save the new startup logo to the AVG Styler list under a name of your choosing You can also enter the name of an author The startup logo you added now appears in the list Restoring the default If you no longer want to use your new startup logo you can of course restore the Windows default at any time Click on the Use default The default startup logo is then automatically selected from the list and a preview opens Click Apply to apply it To preview the startup logo you want select it in the list You can even animate the preview by clicking on the Play button 129 IE AVG Performance Click Apply AVG Styler uses the new startup logo 3 10 2 5 Logon Screen Please note that this function is not available in Windows 8 as this operating system uses no logon screen If you share your computer with other users or if you use a password to protect your account you will be familiar with the Windows logon screen AVG Styler lets you change the logon screen to suit your personal taste This logon screen shows a list of all use
24. The Turbo Mode can either be switched off automatically when the computer is shut down or stay on until you switch it off manually If you leave Turbo Mode on constantly this can also speed up the startup process However please note that for the system performance increase the features that you selected in the configuration wizard must be switched off If when Turbo Mode is on you are missing a required feature turn Turbo Mode off and modify your settings so that when you restart Turbo Mode this feature is available again Click Finish to close the wizard 3 3 Flight Mode This feature is only active on laptops otherwise the whole section is grayed out The Flight Mode switch allows you to partly turn off wireless network activity on your laptop This includes e Wifi technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly 44 IE AVG Performance using radio waves e Bluetooth wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances using short wavelength radio transmissions Please note that when you access this feature for the first time an information dialog appears asking you whether you really want to activate Flight Mode However you can simply choose not to display this message ever again by checking the appropriate checkbox 3 4 Optimization Potential The Optimization Potential is your personal indicator of optimization progress You can find
25. The original text of the files will be replaced with endless columns of a certain letter Secure deletion in accordance with DoD 5220 22 M A procedure developed by the United States Department of Defense Regulation DoD 5220 22 M will be used Prior to deletion the files are overwritten with special data patterns multiple times destroying the original contents so effectively that even expensive examinations of the magnetic structure of the disk in a special laboratory would not allow the data to be recovered Secure deletion Gutmann method This method named after its inventor Peter Gutmann overwrites the files to be deleted 35 times with random values in a special pattern and then deletes them This method is considered the most secure way to delete files with software but also takes the longest time 3 8 8 Cleaning Up iPhone iPad or iPod touch In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Cleaner for iOS module to scan your iPhone iPad or iPod touch device for unnecessary junk files and afterwards to get rid of such files in next to no time The iOS devices i e iPhones iPads or iPods are nowadays extremely popular and widespread People use them for all kinds of purposes they listen to music they watch videos they read the news or simply surf the web This 92 IE AVG Performance however requires a large number of different apps that create lots of unnecessary and quite useless temporary files Su
26. all wireless network activity on your laptop For more information see Flight Mode The Optimization Potential The Optimization Potential shows you how well you are already using the options provided to you by AVG PC TuneUp 2015 For more information see Optimization Potential The Menu Bar 35 IE AVG Performance In the menu bar you have access to the central settings dialog of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and to information about the program and individual modules For more information see Menu Bar The five categories The main area in the AVG PC Tune Up 2015 Start Center comprises five categories giving you fast access to the key features of AVG PC Tune Up 2015 sorted by topic The five categories in the Start Center represent the key task areas of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 The first category shows the status of the four central optimization areas You can see at a glance whether there is an urgent need for action or potential for optimization The other four categories offer conveniently arranged links to the various modules of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Dashboard The Dashboard category shows you an overvew of the current condition of your system and gives you recommendations on how you can improve the system s health On the far right you can see the status of your system protection For more information see Dashboard Optimize Under Optimize you can disable or uninstall unwanted programs and clean up your system and your data Fo
27. and the text below says Not tuned up In case you only face a few minor problems the tile is displayed in green but the text below say Partially tuned up In both cases you will see a number in orange circle in the upper right corner of the tile showing the number of issues that you might want to pay attention to Use the Messages button to view a list of problems and to possibly solve them if there are no problems with AVG PC TuneUp the circle inside this tile is displayed in green and the text below says Tuned up What happens after you click this tile e if AVG PC TuneUp is not installed yet a new dialog is opened allowing you to install AVG PC TuneUp e if you are viewing your own devices with AVG PC TuneUp installed AVG PC TuneUp user interface is opened e if you are as vewing a remote device with AVG PC TuneUp installed opens a dialog containing a brief overview of AVG PC TuneUp state on remote device This dialog allows you to carry out several remote actions like running a maintenance the Run Maintenance button or performing an update the Update button Other remote actions can be accessed by clicking the Show details button which opens the for currently selected device PRIVACY amp IDENTITY This category consists of two different parts AVG PrivacyFix security browser add on and Identity Protection a component of AVG Internet Security application In order to get a full if possible green circl
28. appearing right under the Category tiles that the installation has ended successfully 2 3 7 How to leave a network 1 If you are a part of some Zen network and wish to leave it it is very easy to do so First click the Status button with the text that says Connected and click the Leave This Network button in the small pop up dialog in order to proceed 27 IE ava Performance 2 Now you hawe to confirm that you really want to leave the Zen network To do so click the Leave button 3 After a few seconds you will be permanently disconnected Your former network s administrator will no longer be able to manage AVG products on your PC The text on your Status button will change to Connect i e to its initial state Android mobile devices Unlike on PC devices the network connection on Android mobile devices is being performed directly within the application itself 1 Open your AVG app and tap the menu icon in fact the application s logo located in the upper left corner of the main screen 2 On the very top of the menu you should see the You are connected as text together with your current AVG MyAccount name Next to it there is small door icon with an arrow pointing to the right Click it 3 Confirm that you really want to leave the Zen network by clicking the OK button 4 After a few seconds you will be permanently disconnected Your former network s administrator will no longer be able to manage AVG prod
29. are also identified which mostly arise after you have rearranged the Start menu manually In addition AVG Shortcut Cleaner analyses the file history lists from Microsoft Office programs OpenOffice Windows Media Player and Nero These lists contain references to the files most recently accessed in the programs These entries will also be checked here If some point to files that no longer exist or which have been moved you can delete them This means that your system is free from unnecessary ballast it also means that you no longer have to waste time trying to call up broken links 3 8 3 1 How to Remove Broken Shortcuts How to Remove Broken Shortcuts Start the AVG Shortcut Cleaner module by going to the Clean Up category in the Start Center and selecting Remove broken shortcuts from the Gain disk space and delete usage data area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Remove broken shortcuts entry under Usage data Your interface Desktop Start Menu Quick Launch bar and the history lists of some programs are checked for broken shortcuts and entries This analysis can last several minutes After the analysis AVG Shortcut Cleaner shows you a list of all broken shortcuts and references If no broken entries have been found you will only receive a list of the places that were searched In this case click Close to exit this function You decide whether to delete all
30. can be easily done at Google Play from where all these applications can be downloaded and installed for free In order for the connection to function properly please make sure that you use the latest version available 2 After your AVG app is installed open it and tap the menu icon in fact the application s logo located in the upper left corner of the main screen 3 Once the menu is shown tap the Manage devices option 24 IE AVG Performance 4 Here tap the Login tab and enter appropriate AVG MyAccount credentials i e your user name and password 5 Congratulations You are a part of Zen network now After clicking the menu icon you should now see the You are connected as text together with your current AVG My Account name on the very top of the menu However if you ever change your mind you can easily leave it at any time Mac devices Unlike on PC devices the network connection on Mac devices is being performed directly within the application itself 1 If you wish to connect your Mac device to Zen network you have to download one of AVG Mac applications i e AVG AntiVirus and or AVG Cleaner This can be easily done for example at AVG Download Center or at Mac App Store from where all these applications can be downloaded and installed for free In order for the connection to function properly please make sure that you use the latest version available 2 After your AVG application is installed open it You
31. can even perform various remote actions on connected devices You might want to check the following related topics e How to accept invitations e How to connect to existing Zen network e How to create a new Zen network e How to leave a network e How to view and or manage AVG products 2 2 5 Refresh button Clicking this tiny button to the right from the Status button immediately refreshes all data for all devices and categories This might be useful for example in case some newly added device hasn t appeared on the Devices ribbon yet but you know that it is already connected and want to see its details 2 2 6 Settings button Clicking this tiny button to the right from the Refresh button triggers a small pop up dialog You can either click the Devices settings option to open the Device Settings dialog allowing you to change the name and type of your device as well as other devices in your Zen network if there are any and if you are this network s administrator This dialog also allows you to remove devices from your network 17 Sy AVG Performance Device Settings Device Name Bruce s PC Type E Laptop Also you can click the About AVG PC TuneUp 2014 option to view the info about your software product or even to read the License Agreement e How to change device name or type e How to remove devices from your network 2 3 Step by step guides This chapter contains
32. image to a location that you can easily find again and click on Search local drives to load the saved image Optimizing the appearance of your new image Please note that the available alignment options are only effective if the image is not yet the correct size for a boot screen 640 x 480 pixels Under Background you can specify the color to be used for areas not covered by your image For technical reasons this includes the background of the progress bar You can also set position foreground color and edge color to suit your individual taste Position the progress bar at a location that does not interfere with the overall picture Save the new boot screen to the AVG Styler list under a name of your choosing 127 IE AVG Performance You can also enter the name of an author The newly added boot screen now appears in the list Restoring the default If you no longer like your new boot screen you can restore the default Windows screen at any time Click on the Restore Defaults button The default boot screen is then automatically selected from the list and a preview opens Click Apply to apply it Select the boot screen you want from the list to preview it Click Apply AVG Styler accepts the new boot screen 3 10 2 3 Tips for Attractive Boot Screens Please note that these tips apply to Windows XP only For technical reasons all boot screens in Windows XP may only have 16 colors of which some are prescribed e g black
33. in combination with other keys to initiate special functions e g maximizing all windows Windows M or showing the Desktop or since Windows Vista the Computer Windows E If you do not need these key combinations or sometimes hit them by accident due to the layout of your keyboard you should turn this option off Start Menu not available in Windows 8 General Under Menu speed you specify whether the submenus should open automatically as soon as the mouse points to the menu entry in question or whether a click is also necessary There are great differences here between the various operating systems about which we would like to go into further detail 111 IE AVG Performance Windows XP If you opt for Display when pointed to you can set for how long the mouse pointer is to be positioned over the item before the menu opens Under Users you can specify whether your user name should be displayed in the upper area of the Start menu In addition to the Shut down button you can also display or remove a Log off button by which to switch users Windows 7 Under Exit a session you can specify which action should be taken when you click the Exit a session button By default the computer is shut down For the Hibernate and Power save modes the current status including all opened documents and programs is preserved so that after switching your computer back on you can continue working right where you left off Whereas
34. increases the startup speed of programs the other increases the response rate of the computer This is done by intelligently prioritizing the programs that are running If your computer is currently working at near full capacity the programs you access will start up more rapidly by briefly assigning them a higher priority And if a background program suddenly gets carried away and requires a particularly high amount of computing power it will be assigned a lower priority so that the programs you are currently using will run more smoothly This also enables speedy workflows even at high capacity Configuring Economy Mode The AVG Economy Mode from AVG PC TuneUp 2015 is an intelligent module for saving energy which can also increase the performance of your computer at the same time AVG Economy Mode provides immediate energy saving whenever you need it When you switch your computer to Economy Mode it reduces the energy used by hardware and the tasks programs and features that are running in the background and not 57 IE AVG Performance strictly necessary They are stopped or turned off which can reduce energy consumption considerably Configuring Turbo Mode From here you can open the configuration wizard which enables you to set the Turbo Mode to suit you You can choose which tasks programs and functions can be temporarily disabled so as to increase performance while Turbo Mode is on The more you allow to be switched off the b
35. individual programs to automatically turning off entire function areas But that is not all In this area you will also find a link to an unprecedented function Have you ever had an intelligent alternative to uninstallation Now you do AVG Program Deactivator a module that uses our unique AVG Programs on Demand Technology For more information see Reducing System Load Optimizing registry and performance Being able to disable or uninstall programs is an important criterion for optimizing system performance But this may not achieve a great deal if your Windows system is still full of relics i e remnants of programs that were uninstalled long ago but were not fully removed You can use our cleanup program to only keep entries on the computer that really belong there then complete your tidying with a more intelligent arrangement of the system entries and data to ensure a quicker startup of programs and files For more information see Optimizing registry and performance 56 IE AVG Performance 3 7 1 Reducing System Load Disabling Programs The AVG Program Deactivator module shows you to what extent the installed programs are loading the system at various times system startup operation shutdown Thanks to the new AVG Programs on Demand Technology you can now disable any performance sapping programs easily and no longer need to uninstall them immediately This means you can keep the programs on your computer in case you ne
36. information see Profile Overview The details window opens on the Overview tab where you can find out whether there is any potential for increasing performance In the areas Internet settings and Visual effects you can perform all the optimization recommendations found by clicking Optimize all This will not restrict any of your important functions The recommendations in the Hardware and software area on the other hand depend heavily on your usage behavior This is why you can only apply them one at a time Switching Tabs 51 IE AVG Performance Click on a recommendation or on the Details button to move to the other tabs where you can view the details of each recommendation Alternatively you can click on the name of the tab you want Applying Recommendations In the Internet settings and Visual effects tabs you can perform all the optimization recommendations found by clicking Optimize all Alternatively you can click on a recommendation in the left column In the right hand area of the window a detailed description will appear and you can apply the recommendation by clicking on the button on the bottom right In the Hardware and software tab you must answer a few simple questions on each recommendation in order to receive suitable options to continue If you can t answer a question or want to postpone the decision you can hide the recommendation by clicking on Hide recommendation on the bottom right Please note that y
37. install a program on your computer it becomes deeply anchored in the Windows system where it remains until you uninstall it completely If you no longer require a program it is not enough just to delete the program folder or the desktop icon that you use to open it Most programs distribute their files across several locations on your hard disk and also make entries in the Windows registry AVG Uninstall Manager lets you rapidly determine what programs you rarely use or which take up an especially large amount of space You can show all installed programs sorted according to different aspects and then using the useful additional information about when you installed the program and how often you use it decide whether you still need it or should uninstall it How to Uninstall Programs Launch the AVG Uninstall Manager module by going to the Optimize category of the Start Center and selecting Uninstall programs from the Reduce system load area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Uninstall entry under Installed programs Before the program starts the startup screen may appear for the Rating function for programs Here you can decide whether to enable this feature and click OK AVG Uninstall Manager shows you a list of all installed programs In the menu bar click Organize to sort the table by column or select a filter under View to display only selected programs This will help
38. left hand side of the AVG System Control window you can see the various categories that are available for 106 IE AVG Performance the settings options Each category contains subcategories If you click on these tabs open on the right hand side containing the individual settings options Here you will find detailed information on all settings options sorted by the categories in the left hand window area Display Here you specify exactly which of the Windows visual effects you wish to use configure how file types are handled and specify how folder windows and the Explorer should look and act Here you will find detailed descriptions of your settings options sorted by subcategory in the left side of the window Display Usage Here you can enter a range of mouse and keyboard options adapt the items of the Start menu and the speed at which submenus open and determine the appearance and behavior of the taskbar Here you will find detailed descriptions of your settings options sorted by subcategory in the left side of the window Usage Communication In this category you can configure the behavior of Windows in the network personalize Internet Explorer and Outlook Express and or Office Outlook speed up web surfing and protect your privacy by preventing certain programs from automatically sending data about your surfing habits Here you will find detailed descriptions of your settings options sorted by subcategory in t
39. no unnecessary programs active in the background What Guidance Does AVG StartUp Manager Offer For each program decide based on the following information whether it should start automatically in the background on startup Evaluation For most startup programs AVG StartUp Manager provides an evaluation showing you whether an automatic startup of the program is necessary unnecessary or optional Thanks to a database maintained by the AVG team all security related programs for example will be classified as necessary Well known unnecessary startup programs will be classified as unnecessary Other programs that appear incorrectly in the list will also be considered as unnecessary This is the case for example if an entry in the list refers to a program that has already been uninstalled This classification can result in many programs being classified as optional In this case the decision is based on your usage behavior The description online search or the Rating function for programs will help you further with this To learn more about how the Rating function for programs can help you make the decision see Rating Function for Programs Description If you select a startup program in the list the database will supply a description of the program to make the decision easier for you In the case of very unusual programs AVG StartUp Manager might not recognize a program If so you can obtain information on this program by searchin
40. now a thing of the past for you AVG PC TuneUp 2015 recognizes whether there are any problems on your system and offers simple solutions You can also use this application to customize the appearance of your Windows system to your personal requirements Click here to learn about AVG PC TuneUp 2015 IE AVG Performance 1 1 Hardware requirements To be able to install and run AVG PC TuneUp 2015 your computer must meet the following hardware requirements e min 300 MHz Intel Pentium CPU e 256 MB of RAM memory e screen resolution at least 1024x768 pixels e at least 500 MB of free disk space 1 2 Software requirements AVG PC Tune Up 2015 will only function on workstations with the following operating systems e Windows XP Home Edition SP3 x86 version only e Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 version only e Windows Vista x86 and x64 all editions e Windows 7 x86 and x64 all editions e Windows 8 x32 and x64 and possibly higher service packs for specific operating systems SE ava Performance 2 AVG Zen This part of the user manual provides comprehensive documentation for AVG Zen Please note that this manual only describes the PC version of this product AVG a world famous developer of safeguarding software now makes on more step toward its customers and full satisfaction of their security needs New AVG Zen effectively connects the devices from desktop to mobile the data and the people behind them toget
41. of programs for example During installation some programs store entries on database drivers and data sources in the registry These entries can become invalid through the uninstallation of these programs or the moving or deletion of individual data sources Often invalid entries are created during installation itself This part of the registry contains references to files and program libraries DLLs to which several programs normally require access When such programs are uninstalled these entries are often not deleted Many programs record in the registry the location of their help files When such programs are uninstalled these entries are often not deleted Every program leaves behind an entry in this area of the registry The list of all programs in the Control Panel is compiled from these entries When programs are uninstalled these entries are often not deleted and inconsistencies arise in this list Each program installed on the computer can create entries with program specific information in the registry e g data or program paths When programs are uninstalled these entries are often not deleted This area of the registry contains references to extensions such as audio and video 70 IE AVG Performance codecs or Internet Explorer add ons that enhance the functionality of individual programs e g with new menu entries or new toolbar entries If these programs or extensions are uninstalled these entries ar
42. of the Windows page file with zeros thereby deleting it when the system is shut down Clicking on Recommended accepts the settings recommended by AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Memory Usage Here you can set whether the computer should reserve more RAM for the programs or for the system cache Advanced Clicking on the corresponding buttons here takes you to the AVG StartUp Manager and AVG Process Manager modules which you can use to configure the system startup and manage running programs Startup and Maintenance System startup Here you can make general settings about how Windows should proceed when starting up the system Under Boot defragmentation you can enable the Enable boot defragmentation option to specify that files required for booting should be arranged on the hard disk so that they can be found particularly quickly Under Boot logo and error messages you can enable the Do not display boot logo and error messages option to specify that Windows should not only suppress the boot logo display but also the display of error messages during startup Under Waiting time for drive check you can specify how long the user should be given to decide against running the CHKDSK scan program This program is launched automatically if the computer was not shut down properly and checks the integrity of the data on the hard disks Exit Windows XP only Here you specify what Windows should do if individual programs have crashed Under Waiting time wi
43. of your system and the disabling of which could have serious consequences Therefore it is not possible to change the status of one of these programs and the switch is grayed out Impactless The program cannot be disabled because it does not have a negative impact on the system load For this reason the switch is grayed out and cannot be changed Current status In the Current status column to the right there is further information about the current status of a program Permanently enabled The program is fully functional and is causing a system load even when you are not using it Disabled until program startup 59 IE AVG Performance The program is fully disabled and will not cause any load on the system until you start it again manually I will be disabled again afterwards Disabled after idling or restart The program cannot be turned off during normal operation Program Deactivator will disable it automatically the next time the computer is idle or the system is restarted Disabled after restart The program cannot be turned off during normal operation Program Deactivator will disable it automatically the next time the system is restarted Cannot be disabled This is a program that Program Deactivator has classified as relevant for the security or proper operation of your system and the disabling of which could have serious consequences Therefore it is not possible to disable it Does not cause system load The pro
44. on compatibility with older software Memory space Windows automatically sounds the alarm if there is only a small amount of disk space remaining on a drive If this warning disturbs you you can disable the Display warning about low disk space option AutoPlay Under Media change monitoring you can turn on the Monitor CD drives for media change option If you do so Windows monitors the CD drives As soon as a new data carrier is inserted Windows reads it and tries to launch its content automatically Under AutoPlay you can click on Advanced to open a window in which you can specify autoplay settings for various data carriers such as music CDs Advanced Under AVG Styler you can click on Start AVG Styler to call up the module and use it to change the icons of individual drives Under AVG Drive Defrag you can click on Start AVG Drive Defrag to open the module for defragmenting drives and for optimally arranging files on the drives Under Computer or My Computer in Windows XP you can click on Settings to specify which drives are displayed in the Windows My Computer Memory and Cache Memory Management This includes settings for managing the physical and virtual memory Under Virtual memory you can specify that drivers and the Windows system core can be replaced if necessary or are always kept in the RAM 121 IE AVG Performance Under Page file you can specify that AVG PC TuneUp 2015 always overwrites the content
45. problems It then shows you how much space can be freed up First you will receive a list of all files in question and you can then decide yourself which of them you would like to delete Particular attention is paid to security As a result in contrast to conventional procedures that blindly comb through the hard disk using certain patterns no unpleasant surprises such as sudden error messages or non functioning software occur 3 8 1 1 How to clean up Windows and programs Select the Clean Up category from the Start Center Click the Clean up Windows and programs feature You can now remove unnecessary files and old backups and also remove or disable Windows functions How to remove unnecessary files or old backups 1 Select items from the list As you can see a clearly arranged list of the files found or old backups is shown You see at a glance how much space you could free up To exclude individual file or backup types from being cleaned up uncheck the relevant checkboxes For each file or backup type you can also view a description in the right hand window area by selecting it You can also click the Show item s button to view the full list of files or backups recommended for removal 2 Click Cleanup Cleanup may take several minutes While the cleanup is taking place very occasionally it can appear that AVG PC TuneUp 2015 is not responding This is for technical reasons and is no cause for concern As soon as the cleanup i
46. programs that start up automatically and are constantly active You can change the setting you make here at any time by clicking on Change profile at the top right of AVG StartUp Optimizer Which services and devices do you use on this computer Here you can switch off functions that you do not use It identifies which functions and services you have already set up and only recommends those that are not being used For example if you never use a printer you can turn off all background programs that are related to print control Simply specify this here If you never need to access a company network or domain you can turn off all related background programs and services Simply select the applicable answer from the list The more unnecessary features you disable here the quicker your computer will start up and work because after this optimization Windows will no longer run these background programs that start up automatically and are constantly active You can change the setting you make here at any time by clicking on Change profile at the top right of AVG StartUp Optimizer Overview This view provides you with an overview of any optimization recommendations found You can apply them all by clicking once on Optimize all Details Click on a recommendation or on the Details link to see detailed descriptions of the individual recommendations Alternatively switch to the Details tab Here you can apply all recommendations
47. screen in some consequent dialogs this button only takes you one step back i e to the previous dialog of the series This dialog consists of several distinct sections e Category tiles e Devices ribbon e Messages button e Status button e Refresh button e Settings button 2 2 1 Category tiles PROTECTION PERFORMANCE PRIVACY amp IDENTITY ii PROTECTED PARTIALLY TUNED UP ACTIVE SUPPORT COVERED SE AVG Performance The Category tiles allow you to install AVG software products to view their state and to simply open their user interface Zen network can also use them to view and manage AVG products installed on remote devices Use the to cycle through all remote devices available in your Zen network Inside every tile there is a circle which colors depends on the state of products within this category you should strive to keep it green For some categories you may only see just a semi circle which means that you already have a product from this category but there is another product left to install Although you always see the same set of tiles no matter what kind of device you view the content of the tiles may differ depending on the type of monitored device PC or 2 2 1 1 PCs PROTECTION AVG Internet Security this security software provides multiple layers of protection for everything you do online which means you don t have to worry about identity theft viruses or visiting harmful sites
48. the AVG Cleaner for iOS module is being protected by the AVG Rescue Center this protection is turned on by default and there is not enough space on your hard drive to perform backup the cleaning process will not start You will either have to free up some disk space or to turn off automatic backups in the Rescue Center settings Now you might wish to read more about automatic backups in the AVG Cleaner for iOS module or just learn about the Rescue Center protection in general 7 The cleaning process takes a few seconds to complete Afterwards you will be informed about the overall number and size of junk files removed Congratulations Your iOS device has been successfully cleaned up its performance has been improved and additional storage space has been gained Click the Close button to leave the AVG Cleaner for iOS module 3 8 8 2 What junk files can be found When the scanning process is finished you will see the Scan results dialog a ribbon divided into several diversely colored segments based on junk files categories The individual segments of the ribbon are displayed proportionally i e their size depends on the percentage of the overall cleanable space that they represent The following types of junk files can be cleaned up This category contains all unnecessary temporary files created by apps that can be safely removed This category contains all cookies created by apps that can be safely cleaned up This category
49. to Clean Up Windows and Programs Clean up browser Cleans up the cache cookies and Internet history of your browser reliably removing traces of your surfing activities See also How to Clean Your Browser Remove broken shortcuts Searches your system for shortcuts and references that are no longer valid and deletes them This prevents error messages when these references are called up See also How to Remove Broken Shortcuts Registry Defragment Rewrites the central database of your Windows system the Registry eliminating gaps and structural errors to create a more stable system See also How to Defragment the Registry Clean Specifically searches for faulty entries in the central database of your Windows system the registry and repairs or removes them to create a more stable system See also How to Clean the Registry Edit The AVG Registry Editor module provides you with the option of searching quickly and easily for keys and values in the registry and making changes Please note that this function should only be used by 139 IE AVG Performance experienced users See also How to Edit Your Registry Computer Turn on Economy Mode Reduces the power consumption of your computer by making optimum use of the energy saving potential See also Economy Mode Standard Mode Puts all tuning services and features at your disposal without restriction See also Standard Mode Turn on Turbo Mode Allows you to temporar
50. will see an oblong button in the upper right corner of your applications screen now saying Not Connected Click it and choose Connect option from the roll down menu 3 In the newly open dialog click the middle option Log in to AVG MyAccount should be already selected by default 4 Enter appropriate AVG MyAccount credentials i e your user name MyAccount email and password 5 Congratulations You are a part of Zen network now The button in the upper right corner of the now says Connected if you click it you can see which network you are currently connected to Still if you ever change your mind you can easily leave it at any time 2 3 5 How to create a new Zen network In order to create and administer a new Zen network you have to create your personal AVG MyAccount first Basically there are two ways to do it either using your web browser or directly from the AVG Zen application itself From browser 1 Use your browser to open the https myaccount avg com website 2 Click the Create AVG MyAccount button 3 Enter your login email set your password retype it and click the Create account button 4 A link for activating your AVG MyAccount will be sent to you to the email address that you have used in step 3 You ll need to click this link to finish your MyAccount creation If you don t see this email in your inbox it may have ended up in your spam folder From AVG Zen 1 If are not currently logged
51. you the load on system startup the centre one the load during normal operation of your PC and the right hand one the load when shutting down A legend with explanations is provided underneath the graphs If a program is selected in the list this is shown by a program icon next to the graph Details In the Details area you can see the name of the selected program its current status and the load on the system from that program You can use the switch to enable or disable the program If no program is selected you will see an overview here showing how many programs are enabled disabled or relevant to the system If several programs are selected the details area shows the number of programs with the various statuses The status shown next to the switch is the predominant status In the next column you can see the current status of the program in question Possible Statuses of Programs In AVG Program Deactivator there are four different statuses for programs Desired status In the Desired status column you can see the status that you have selected for your programs You can change the desired status by clicking on the switch Enabled The program is fully enabled and is having an impact on the load on your computer Disabled The services of the program that run continuously in the background have been turned off Required by system This is a program that AVG PC TuneUp 2015 has classified as relevant for the security or proper operation
52. 118 IE AVG Performance Privacy General Here you can configure settings for your privacy and security when working with your computer Under Automatic Windows Updates you can specify whether Windows should automatically establish a connection with Microsoft or not If Enable automatic Windows Updates is activated Windows may then establish automatic contact with the Microsoft server as soon as there is an Internet connection in order to check if there are any updates for your system The Notify before downloading updates option should be enabled if you want to be asked permission before Windows downloads available updates from the Internet Cover Tracks Here you can configure settings to cover your tracks when working with documents and surfing the Internet Under Delete history lists you can click Delete now to clear the list of recently opened files in the Start menu Under Clear Internet Explorer cache enable the Clear Internet Explorer cache when closing option if the web browser should clear its cache as soon as it closes You should only select this option when maximum security is important to you and you do not wish others to be able to find out which sites you visited on the Internet by viewing the cache Internet Explorer This is where you determine your privacy security settings Under Integrated SmartScreen filters you can enable the SmartScreen filters to ensure that Internet Explorer checks the websites accessed f
53. 3 10 2 8 File System Windows assigns a default icon to every drive every folder every Start menu folder and every entry in Favorites This is how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Modify Windows appearance area In the navigation bar in the left hand window area click under Icons on File system A tree structure of your drives and folders opens Click through the individual elements of the tree structure to select those elements to which you would like to assign a more individual icon Ideas and tips Under the first node you could assign the drive containing your games an especially funky icon but a more serious one to the drive with your office programs You can proceed in the same way for folders a few well chosen icons help you to keep track of things even if your drives are really full The icons on the Start menu can also be swapped for more meaningful icons You can even give your favorites in Internet Explorer their own icon This will help you to find your most favorite favorites from a usually very long list Click through the individual elements of the tree structure and select an element to which you would like to assign a more creative icon Click Replace icon Please note that this is not possible for the three elements Computer Start menu and Favorites The icon library opens in w
54. AVG Disk Space Explorer protects all elements in system folders to prevent you from accidentally deleting or moving important system files If you know your system perfectly you can disable this protection in the Protected system elements section Check the checkbox beside Permanently disable protection Deletion method The Deletion method section lets you decide which method AVG Disk Space Explorer should use as the default when deleting files and folders The standard deletion method Move to Recycle Bin is particularly recommended for beginners as accidentally deleted files can be restored However please note that the Windows Recycle Bin can only hold a limited amount of data If the storage limit of the Recycle Bin is exceeded or if Windows needs more space the oldest files in the Recycle Bin will be permanently deleted over time If the deletion method Permanently delete is selected the Windows Recycle Bin will be bypassed and the files will be deleted directly Restoring these files at a later time is only possible with luck and special software such as AVG Undelete The three other deletion methods use AVG Shredder to make restoring the deleted files practically impossible 89 IE AVG Performance 3 8 6 4 How to Archive Files Archiving Files with AVG Disk Space Explorer If when browsing through your computer you find some files that you don t actually need any more but still don t want to delete AVG Disk Space Explore
55. AVG Protective Cloud Technology and AVG Community Protection Network are included meaning we collect the latest threat information and share it with our community to make sure you receive the best protection You can shop and bank online safely enjoy your life on social networks or surf and search with confidence of a real time protection Overview of states if AVG Internet Security is not installed this tile remains gray and the text below says Not protected but you can click it to simply install this AVG application if there are too many problems to pay attention to like when the whole AVG Internet Security is disabled the circle inside this tile is displayed in red and the text below says Not protected In case you only face a few minor problems the tile is displayed in green but the text below say Partially protected In both cases you will see a number in orange circle in the upper right corner of the tile showing the number of issues that you might want to pay attention to Use the Messages button to view a list of problems and to possibly solve them if there are no problems with AVG Internet Security the circle inside this tile is displayed in green and the text below says Protected What happens after you click this tile e if AVG Internet Security is not installed yet a new dialog is opened allowing you to install AVG Internet Security e if you are viewing your own devices with AVG Internet Security insta
56. Boot screen and Startup logo categories can only be used on Windows Vista Windows would not be very useful without its graphical user interface The importance of an attractive interface is demonstrated by the new design of Windows Vista and Windows 7 the whole system feels immediately fresher and more modern But just as in fashion it s easy to get tired of the new design not to mention the people who have always been bothered by what they consider a candy look With AVG Styler you can change the appearance of numerous elements in Windows to suit your personal taste You ll be pleasantly surprised at how many changes you can make here For more information please refer to the corresponding sub chapter 1 How to Change the Appearance of Windows 2 Boot Screen 3 Tips for Attractive Boot Screens 4 Startup Logo 5 Logon Screen 6 System Elements 7 Managing Icon Packages 8 File System 125 IE AVG Performance 9 Appearance of Icons 10 Repair 11 Visual Style 3 10 2 1 How to Change the Appearance of Windows Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Change Windows appearance entry under Windows The AVG Styler start page opens from which all adjustment o
57. Center and can be undone if necessary Like v r Settings Help amp Supporty x AVG PC TuneUp DASHBOARD OPTIMIZE CLEAN UP FIX PROBLEMS PERSONALIZE ALL FUNCTIONS Manage processes and Check system and fix problems show system information Oo Fix common problems Oo Check hard disk for errors Oo Display and close running processes Frequently fixed problems Icons are displayed incorrectly Restore deleted files Show system information Recycle Bin icon is no longer displayed The taskbar cannot be displayed Fixing Common Problems The AVG Repair Wizard module fixes common computer and display problems in next to no time From a list of problems frequently reported by Windows users you can select the ones that have happened to you and fix them in a matter of clicks For example here you can display missing icons from the desktop again with just one click For more information see Fixing Common Problems 96 IE AVG Performance Checking the Hard Disk for Errors The AVG Disk Doctor module takes your system drives in hand and checks them for errors in the file system If problems are found AVG Disk Doctor can fix them immediately For more information see Checking the Hard Disk for Errors Restoring Deleted Files The AVG Undelete module allows you to restore files that have already been deleted from the Recycle Bin You can search for deleted files using various criteria A particularly exciting feature h
58. Configure Live Optimization Allows you to activate two optimization measures for increasing the response rate and system startup speed See also Configuring Live Optimization 3 11 1 Editing the Registry In this chapter you will find out how you can edit the registry using the AVG Registry Editor module Please note that this feature is only intended to be used by experienced users The Windows registry is in effect a huge central database Every new item of hardware or software you install is registered here Over time the registry gets larger and larger making it increasingly difficult to keep a handle on things Experts in these matters searching for a suitable tool with which to get inside Windows and change a number of settings by hand should use the AVG Registry Editor It naturally also includes the AVG Rescue Center protection which allows all changes made to be undone at any time 3 11 1 1 How to Edit Your Registry Start the AVG Registry Editor module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Edit entry under Registry The Registry is the very heart of your Windows system Please note that you should be sure you know what you are doing before making any changes here In the left hand column the Editor displays the registry in a tree structure The registry consists of countless keys broken down by subject matter into different categories These categories are represented by different folders and su
59. S Installed Programs Registry S Windows Disable Defragment Fix common problems Disable startup programs Clean Modify Windows settings Uninstall Edit Change Windows appearance Display and close running processes Hard disk Computer Mobile Devices pI Defragment Turn on Economy Mode Check for errors Standard Mode enabled Clean up iPhone iPad or iPod touch Securely delete data Turn on Turbo Mode i AVG PC TuneUp Restore deleted files Start 1 Click Maintenance Find and remove duplicate files Configure Automatic Maintenance Undo changes Find and delete large amounts of Show system information Check for Updates se Show Optimization Report Recommendations ate Usage data Settings Increase performance Configure Live Optimization Clean up Windows and programs Fix problems KDE Optimize system startup and shutdown Remove broken shortcuts You will find most of these functions in this view and in one of the five categories However you will only find the following functions in this menu 137 IE AVG Performance Installed Programs Disable Allows you to disable programs that you are not currently using but do not wish to uninstall See also How to Disable Programs Disable Startup Programs Allows you to disable programs that are automatically started in the background when the system starts up 50 as to speed up the system startup See also How to Configure Your System Startup Uninstall Shows all the pro
60. Sort roll down menu to sort items in each category by their size or name Category or sub category current state can be recognized by the appearance of checkbox next to its name Empty checkbox Ll means completely unselected category while a checked one Ml stands for a completely selected one Checkbox with a little square in it 14 marks a category or sub category in which only some items were selected to be cleaned up Clicking the Hide Details button will switch the display back into basic simple view However all previously selected unselected items in individual categories or sub categories remained selected unselected Now all that remains to be done is to start the cleaning process by clicking the Clean Now button Click here to learn more about the cleaning process and its results 3 8 8 3 Automatic backups Just as all other AVG PC TuneUp 2015 modules the AVG Cleaner for iOS is by default being protected by the Rescue Center This means that before every cleanup all files that are about to be removed are first backed up on your hard drive Should the cleaning process lead to a loss of any important data typically some stored progress in games you can afterwards choose to restore them The backup is being performed prior to the cleaning process i e just after you click the Clean Now button If there is not enough disk space to create a backup you will have to free it up You can also
61. Standard Turbo Alternatively you can access the switch for Turbo Mode directly via the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 icon in the notification area of the taskbar Left click on the icon A pop up window opens showing the Turbo Mode switch on the bottom right How to Find Out if Turbo Mode is On If Turbo Mode is on a AVG PC TuneUp 2015 icon appears in the taskbar notification area in the bottom right hand corner beside the time which tells you that Turbo Mode is on You can also recognize this from the switch in the Start Center How to Configure Your AVG Turbo Mode When you start Turbo Mode for the first time the Turbo Mode Configuration Wizard will appear to help you create your own customized Turbo Mode The wizard is integrated into the new central configuration dialog of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 For more information see Turbo Mode Settings 3 2 3 1 Turbo Mode Settings Start the wizard for configuring the AVG Turbo Mode by clicking on Settings in the menu bar of the Start Center selecting the Turbo Mode area and clicking the Open Configuration Wizard button located there Alternatively open the window for configuring AVG Turbo Mode by going to the AVG Start Center selecting the Optimize category and clicking the Configure Turbo Mode link in the Reduce system load area Please note that if the Turbo Mode is already switched on you dont have to run the Wizard again You can alter Turbo Mode settings directly in central configuration dial
62. a few step by step guides describing the most common operations in Zen environment 2 3 1 How to accept invitations If you use AVG products on more than one device or perhaps you are not skilled enough and want someone to monitor your AVG products and help you fix any problems you might want to add your PC or Android mobile to some existing Zen network First however you have to be invited by your future network administrator so please ask him to send you an invitation email After you receive it open it and find an invitation code within What you do next depends on whether you wish to add a PC or Android mobile device 1 Install AVG Zen if you haven t already done so 2 Click the Status button with the text that says Connect and confirm by clicking Continue button in the small 18 S AVG Performance pop up dialog 3 Select the Connect with an invitation code pane on the left side of the newly opened subdialog Please connect to a Zen Network ynnect this PC t Zen Netw e of the following ways Create a new Zen Network Connect to an existing Zen Network Connect Or connect with an invitation code 4 Use the copy paste method to copy the invitation code from email to appropriate text box in Zen subdialog or retype it manually The copy paste method is a common procedure allowing you to input anything copiable text pictures etc to Windows Clipboard and then paste it elsewhere It work
63. al folder you must enable Analyze folders Click Select to open a tree structure of all your folders from which you can select just one folder by highlighting it and clicking OK Click Next to start the analysis The analysis may take a while depending on the size and usage of the selected drives or folders As soon as the analysis is complete click Finish to display the results in the main window 3 8 6 2 Analysis Results Folder Structure After the analysis the AVG Disk Space Explorer main window opens This is divided into two areas In the left hand area of the window there is a tree view of your drives and folders the same as in Windows Explorer The data for the location selected in the tree view is displayed in the right hand area of the window By default the most recently analyzed drive is displayed first If you have decided against the analysis and clicked Cancel the main window still opens but you will not see any information on the individual drives You can also start an analysis from here but only for one drive each Displaying Information To display information in the right hand area of the window you can choose between several views by clicking on the respective tab at the top edge In each view you will receive a list and you can sort the columns into ascending or descending order easily by clicking on the column name Sorting according to size in particular will give you a quick overview of your biggest fil
64. an be read more quickly Regular defragmentation is paramount especially if the data structure of your hard disk changes frequently for example because you move or delete files or install new programs Defragmentation is however only carried out when necessary And you can even choose whether if it was determined that defragmentation was necessary a thorough or a quick defragmentation should take place or whether this should depend on the result of the analysis Solid state drives SSD are detected by AVG PC TuneUp 2015 They are not analyzed or defragmented as it is not possible to optimize solid state drives through defragmentation and they could be damaged by defragmentation 3 6 1 2 Automatic Maintenance The Automatic Maintenance is particularly useful for all users who do not want to worry about the maintenance of their computer As its name suggests Automatic Maintenance regularly and automatically performs the most important maintenance work on your system to ensure that Windows remains fast and stable The Automatic Maintenance function is also configured so that it performs all maintenance tasks However it is run in the background and only the notifications tell you when it was carried out Performing Maintenance You can specify whether and when Automatic Maintenance should run automatically in the background You can even have automatic maintenance run only in idle mode i e it only starts when you are not currently worki
65. and Device Lock feature allowing user to lock the mobile device in the event that the SIM card is replaced You might want to check the following related topics e How to connect your Android mobile to existing Zen network e How to view and or manage AVG products 2 2 1 3 Mac devices This manual only deals with PC related aspects of AVG Zen however as administrator you are quite likely to also have some Mac devices in your network In such case don t be surprised to see a different content in Category tiles of these devices Currently available AVG Mac apps in English only e AVG AntiVirus free this powerful application allows you to scan specific files or folders for viruses and other threats or even to run a thorough scan of your entire Mac with a single click A realtime protection is also available running silently in the background Every file you open copy or save is automatically scanned without slowing your Mac down AVG Cleaner free this application lets you clear out all unnecessary clutter like cache and junk files downloaded file history trash contents etc to free up space It is also able to find duplicate files on your hard drive and quickly remove unnecessary copies The individual categories are as follows PROTECTION 13 IE ava Performance Clicking this tile shows you AVG AntiVirus related info about scanning and its results as well as about virus definition updates Y
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67. arget position of these bars The default setting is bottom left where several bars are displayed side by side 113 IE AVG Performance Under Spacing you can specify how many pixels there should be between the individual title bars Advanced Notifications are often shown in the taskbar next to the clock to inform you of important events or ask you to perform various tasks such as removing unused shortcuts from the desktop Here you can specify different options for these reminders 3 10 1 3 Communication Network My Network Places Here you can configure a number of settings that affect the display of shares under My Network Places Among other things you can prevent your computer from being displayed in My Network Places of other computers and that using your password all drives on your computer can be accessed although you did not specify any shares Advanced In the Universal Plug amp Play section you can turn off the Windows service for automatically detecting network devices This function is a potential security risk and should be disabled if you do not need it Under Quality of Service QoS service you can prevent Windows from reserving part of your Internet connection bandwidth for important packets Disable Reserve bandwidth if you always want to have your full bandwidth for surfing Passwords Windows XP only Saving your passwords means that you don t have to enter your password every time you dial into the I
68. at which are treated according to the description of the Compressed Archive file type Select a new visual style and give it a name under which it will appear in the AVG Styler list You can also enter the name of an author The visual style you added now appears in the list Restoring the default If you no longer like your new visual style you can restore the default Windows style at any time 136 IE AVG Performance Click on the Restore Defaults button The default visual style is then automatically selected from the list and the preview changes accordingly Click Apply Select the visual style you want from the list to preview it Click Apply The display is now temporarily darkened while AVG Styler activates the new visual style for you After this brief moment your Windows system shines with a new brilliance Deleting a visual style If you want to remove a visual style from your computer entirely select it and click Delete 3 11 All Functions On the far right of the Start Center you will see the All functions menu Opening this menu gives you a list of all functions that AVG PC TuneUp 2015 offers clearly sorted according to application area Clicking on the wrench icon next to an entry opens the settings for that entry which you can adapt to your personal requirements Like v r Settings Help amp Support v AVG PC TuneUp DASHBOARD OPTIMIZE CLEAN UP FIX PROBLEMS PERSONALIZE ALL FUNCTION
69. ated Here you can switch on the animation when windows are minimized and maximized If the Use the animation with tooltips is on you can select the effect you want from the selection list Under Animation of elements you can specify for which display and control elements scrolling and opening should be animated You can switch on the three options list amp tree view list boxes and dropdown lists Click Best performance to turn off all the options that only serve to provide showy effects Selecting Default settings restores the Windows default settings Menu Appearance Under Animation you specify whether menu items are to be hidden after the menu is accessed You can also select a display effect from the list Under Effects you can specify whether Windows should use flat 2D menus or whether a small 3D shadow should be displayed beneath an open window Font Smoothing To improve the legibility of text on your computer here you can select your preferred font smoothing method The font smoothing type ClearType merits special attention it is particularly suitable for flat screen monitors TFT and LCD and makes use of their so called subpixels to effectively smooth the edges of even small fonts Select ClearType and click on ClearType Settings to obtain the optimum adjustment of ClearType smoothing to your screen File Types Menu Operations Under Drives and folders you can configure their context menus The Show Open Command Pr
70. atically marked as such In Windows XP the shortcut is by default prefixed with a Shortcut to in Windows Vista and 7 the default text shortcut is added to the end of the shortcut name In Windows XP there is also the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer section where you can decide whether double clicking on images and fax files automatically loads them into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer Folder Options View Here you can determine how folder windows and the elements they contain are to be displayed Under Window you specify e in Windows XP whether the tree view of directories in a folder window is always to be visible whether the folder window last opened on logon is to be restored whether compressed ZIP files are to be displayed as folders and whether a details bar is to be displayed e in Windows 7 whether the menu bar in a folder window should always be visible whether compressed ZIP files should be displayed as folders and whether a details bar should be shown e Windows Vista whether the same options as in Windows 7 but in addition whether the most recently opened folder window should be restored at logon Under View settings only available in Windows XP you can use the slide control to determine how many folder views should be stored List 109 IE AVG Performance Here you adjust the display of additional information in a folder window to suit your specific requirements The Pop ups with detaile
71. ave been applied or hidden the status for this area reverts to green For more information see Increasing Performance PC Health The status in the PC Health area shows whether everything is working fine on your computer or whether critical problems have been detected which may affect the system s health For example a check can be carried out to see if key Windows settings have been configured correctly if there is enough free space on your system drive or whether important security programs have been installed If problems have been found click Fix problems For each problem you will receive a description and can choose if you want to solve it now or hide it until later Once all problems have been solved or hidden the status of this area reverts to green For more information see Fixing Problems Rescue Center On the far right under Rescue Center you can see the current status of AVG Rescue Center By simply clicking on Undo changes you can undo any changes made in AVG PC TuneUp 2015 at any time The AVG Rescue Center module monitors the changes you make to your system using AVG PC TuneUp 2015 48 IE AVG Performance and allows you to undo these at a later stage You can also use AVG Rescue Center to manage restore points and thereby undo system changes that you did not make using AVG PC TuneUp 2015 When you click on the gear wheel button next to the Undo changes bution the central configuration dialog opens allow
72. be seen from the color of the bar that is shown to the right of the area in the navigation bar How to Switch the Computer to Economy Mode At the bottom left of the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Start Center there are three switches The left hand switch is for Economy Mode When you click this switch the computer is switched to Economy Mode The AVG icon then appears in the notification area of the taskbar notifying you that Economy Mode is turned on PC Mode Q Gm gt 2z Economy Standard Turbo Alternatively you can access the switch for Economy Mode directly via the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 icon in the notification area of the taskbar Left click on the icon A pop up window opens showing the Economy Mode switch on the bottom left How to Find Out if Economy Mode is On If Economy Mode is on a AVG PC TuneUp 2015 icon appears in the taskbar notification area in the bottom right hand corner beside the time which tells you that Economy Mode is on You can also recognize this from the switch in the Start Center How to Configure Your AVG Economy Mode The first time you turn on Economy Mode a window opens that allows you to make your own settings for Economy Mode Decide here whether you want to use the default settings for Economy Mode or whether you want to configure them yourself for your own requirements For more information see Economy Mode Settings 3 2 1 1 Economy Mode Settings Start the wizard for configuring the AVG Econ
73. bfolders Showing a Key 142 IE AVG Performance Double click on a folder in the left hand column to display its subfolders When you get to the end of the hierarchy chain the individual keys are displayed on the right Editing a Key In the context menu of a key select the different editing functions You can delete keys rename them and copy them to the clipboard You can also edit the values of a key In the context menu of a folder select New to create a new key Browsing the Registry From the Context menu of a folder in the tree structure select Search to begin searching within the registry AVG Registry Editor offers you comprehensive search options here Showing a bookmark and setting a bookmark Select Set bookmark from the context menu of a folder in the tree structure so that you can find individual folders more quickly in the future Additional functions In the menu bar you will find numerous additional functions for editing your registry For example you can export or print individual areas or indeed the entire registry You can also edit the registry using the entries in the toolbar 3 11 2 Checking for Updates In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Update Wizard module to keep your AVG PC TuneUp 2015 up to date and why it is important to do so AVG PC TuneUp 2015 is constantly being developed individual features are expanded or adapted to suit the latest technology and any error
74. broken shortcuts or not Clear the checkboxes of those invalid references that you 83 IE AVG Performance do not want to delete The standard setting is for all invalid references to be deleted Click Cleanup The cleanup process normally lasts just a few seconds Afterwards you receive a short status report on the number of references and shortcuts removed Click Finish to exit AVG Shortcut Cleaner 3 8 4 Disabling Windows functions Click this item to view the status of the individual functions For every function you receive a description that helps you decide how to proceed The system shows you how much disk space is taken up by an activated function You can disable or remove the following optional Windows functions Hibernation File Hibernation mode is when your computer is shut down without needing to close any open windows programs or documents first All data in the memory of the computer is saved to the hard disk If the computer is turned back on again you can continue from the point at which you broke off your work All previously opened windows programs and documents are immediately restored Even if you do not require hibernation mode the hibernation file takes up valuable disk space It is exactly the same size as your computer s memory If for example your computer has 4 gigabytes of memory the hibernation file will also take up 4 gigabytes of space on your hard disk This is because in hibernation mode the
75. by clicking once on Optimize all Click on a recommendation in the Optimization recommendations column A description of the program and the recommendation are displayed in the right hand area of the window If you wish to allow the optimization click on Apply recommendation at the bottom right Hiding and Showing Recommendations If you do not want to accept a recommendation click Hide recommendation Now you can select whether you want to hide it permanently or only for 30 days The number of hidden recommendations is always displayed in the taskbar on the right By clicking on the number displayed you can easily show these recommendations again 3 7 2 4 Defragmenting the Hard Disk In this chapter you will find out why it is important to do so and how you can use the AVG Drive Defrag to defragment your hard disks There are many reasons why a computer may become noticeably slower over time One of them is the gradual fragmentation of the hard disk This can be described as follows New files are first saved as a block to an empty hard disk one after the other If you then for example deleted a file 75 IE AVG Performance in the middle there would be a gap in the hard disk Windows uses this gap later to store the next file that you save to the hard disk If this gap is not big enough Windows then splits the file and stores the second half at another location Over time more and more gaps are created and more and more fil
76. can download them from this page 33 IE AVG Performance 3 AVG PC TuneUp This part of the user manual provides comprehensive user documentation for AVG PC TuneUp 2015 With the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 set you have acquired a comprehensive collection of over 30 different tools to optimize your PC congratulations Use this software to revitalize PCs notebooks or netbooks with a minimum effort We hope you enjoy using AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and your new revitalized PC 34 IE AVG Performance 3 1 The Start Center The new AVG PC Tune Up 2015 Start Center is the central access point for all functions and optimization options Like v r Settings Help amp Support v m oe AVG PC TuneUp DASHBOARD OPTIMIZE CLEAN UP FIX PROBLEMS PERSONALIZE ALL FUNCTIONS 68 Maintenance PC Performance PC Health Rescue Center Not run yet 14 recommendations Problems found 9 Enabled found Scan Now 2 Show Details 2 Fix Now Undo changes amp Optimization Potential 100 PC Mode Flight Mode A o j n Economy Standard Turbo 8 PC Performance We have 14 recommendations for increasing PC Scan Now performance The PC mode In the PC mode area you can decide which mode should be turned on for your Windows operating system For more information see PC Modes The Flight mode This area is only active on laptops otherwise it is grayed out A simple switch allows to turn off
77. cannot undo only selected changes For this reason you may have to restore a number of superfluous files before you can use just one file again that you deleted by accident Delete If you are quite certain that you no longer need a backup you can delete it permanently using this button Restore Use this button to restore the system to its status before the selected backup 3 6 4 2 System Restore Start the AVG Rescue Center module by clicking Undo changes button that can be found in the Dashboard category of the Start Center Rescue Center area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Undo changes entry under AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Click on System Recovery In the right hand column AVG Rescue Center shows you a list of all stored backups and also the time at which each entry was changed Create Backup 54 IE AVG Performance Use this button to create a system restore point Give this point a name by which to remember this system status at a later time Since a system restore point saves the status of your configuration and system files you are advised to create a system restore point before making any significant changes to the system such as installing a program If something goes wrong during installation or your computer no longer works the way it used to you can always restore it back to its original status at any time Delete If you are quite cer
78. ccepted you can change the name and type of newly added device however you can also do this anytime in the future Now the device is a part of your Zen network and you are able to remotely view AVG products installed on it Congratulations you have become a true Zen administrator 22 IE ava Performance 2 3 3 How to change device name or type 1 Click the then choose Devices Settings in the pop up dialog Device Settings evice Name al Bruce s PC 2 The settings you see apply to your currently selected device A list of i e those that have accepted invitations is displayed in a column of tiles on the left side of the Devices Settings dialog Simply click the individual tiles to switch between them 3 The Device Name text box displays the name of your currently selected device You can delete it and replace with any name of your liking 4 Below you can set the Type of your currently selected device Phone Tablet Laptop or Desktop Simply click an appropriate tile 5 Click the Save button to confirm your changes 2 3 4 How to connect to existing Zen network PC devices 1 If you are not currently logged in to any AVG MyAccount click the with the text that says Connect and confirm by clicking Continue button in the small pop up dialog If you are already connected to some AVG MyAccount you have to log out first in order to connect to a different one Click the Status button with you
79. ch junk files are a great burden indeed since they eat up space and seriously affect the running speed of the device AVG Cleaner for iOS comes with a simple yet the most effective and unique solution All you have to do is to connect your iOS device to your PC via USB cable and to run a scan This scan will quickly tell you which files can be cleaned up in order to release some extra space back for use The module is capable of detecting such files as temporary application files cookies or image thumbnails You can then get rid of all these space hogging files in almost no time thereby retrieving some storage capacity that you might have already taken for permanently lost Please note that whenever you connect an iPhone iPad or iPod touch to a computer with AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and Apple iTunes installed the notification bubble automatically appears informing you that there is a way to remove unnecessary junk files from this device Clicking this bubble opens the welcome screen of the AVG Cleaner for iOS module Of course you can simply close the bubble and run the module later on this time directly from AVG PC TuneUp 2015 user interface 3 8 8 1 How to Clean up an iOS device 1 Start the AVG Cleaner for iOS module by going to the Clean Up category in the Start Center and selecting Clean Up iPhone iPad or iPod touch from the Analyze storage usage and delete data area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Sta
80. contains unnecessary cache files stored by apps that can be safely removed Temporary Files Cache Files This category contains unnecessary system usage reports and app crash logs created by your device that are safe to remove System Logs This category contains photo thumbnails that 3rd party apps have created on your device that can be safely cleaned up Your own photos will NOT be touched Download Cache This category contains any interrupted or incomplete downloads After you hover your mouse cursor over a particular segment you will see this segment s brief description as well as the total number and size of cleanable items in it Thumbnail Cache Clicking the Show Details button in the lower left corner of the window will switch the dialog to detailed view This 94 IE AVG Performance allows you to examine the individual files in each category that are about to be cleaned up In this view you can still see the multicolored ribbon of junk file categories however each category is also displayed in the column on the left together with the total size and number of cleanable items in it so you can select or unselect it as whole using the checkbox next to its name On the right you can see detailed overview of currently selected category there is a list of sub categories i e individual applications and even particular items files within them Anything can be selected and unselected You can even use the
81. creasing deletion security If the selected folders have subfolders here you can remove them from the search Do this by unchecking the Include subordinate folders checkbox 3 Click Next to confirm your selection 91 IE AVG Performance You can now select the deletion method you want see Deletion Methods Recycle Bin 1 Select Recycle Bin This option shows you the Recycle Bin so that you can empty it You receive information on the number of files it contains and the amount of disk space taken up by the Recycle Bin You can also display the content before deleting it 2 Click Show contents You receive information on the size of the Recycle Bin and the number of files it contains To ensure that there are no important files in the Recycle Bin you can display the content before deletion takes place The Delete allocated free disk space option overwrites the reserved free space of files in the Recycle Bin thereby increasing security of deletion 3 Click Next to confirm your selection You can now select the deletion method you want see Deletion Methods 3 8 7 2 Deletion Methods AVG Shredder provides the following three deletion methods that differ in terms of length of deletion and security of deletion Each of these deletion methods can be increased by repeating the deletion process Note however that the deletion process then takes longer Fast deletion Files will be overwritten with a single character
82. d collects all sorts of facts and information about your hardware and software and your computer s performance This information is important if you wish to upgrade your computer or if an engineer asks you whether certain components are installed on your computer 3 9 5 1 How to Show System Information Launch the AVG System Information module by going to the Fix problems category in the Start Center and selecting Show system information from the Manage processes and show system information area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Show system information entry under Computer The facts about your system are displayed on the following nine tabs Overview The overview displays summarized information on the most important components of your computer This quickly shows you what processor is installed the system RAM the graphic card performance the mouse in use and any available information regarding the disk drives Windows Here you can find out what version of Windows and of Internet Explorer you are using and when you last booted your computer Display All important information including the supported display modes and the abilities of your monitor and graphics card can be found here 104 IE AVG Performance Memory Here you see current memory usage and also how much memory is being used by each of the applications that are currently loaded Perf
83. d dialog contains a list of problems and difficulties some of them can even be handled directly from this dialog such issues appear with a special action button next to them If you want to view and manage a remote device administrators only This is also pretty easy Choose the device that you want to view from the Devices ribbon and click an appropriate Category tile Afterwards a new dialog is opened containing a brief overview of state s of AVG product s in this category 29 IE AVG Performance 7WIN KONMAN2 Performance a PC TuneUp Maintenance f Last maintenance Not run yet PC Performance PC Health Rescue Center Run Maintenance Show details As administrator you can use several buttons in order to perform various remote actions on AVG products in your Zen network Available actions depend on the device type PC Android or Mac and the Category tile that you are currently viewing Please note that some actions like scanning or update may not be accessible if they have already been performed quite recently Listed below are all available remote actions for AVG products DEVICE TYPE CATEGORY TILE AVAILABLE REMOTE ACTIONS e Scan Now button clicking it immediately starts the scan checking the remote device for viruses and other harmful software After scan completion you will be immediately informed about its results e Update button clicking it starts the update process of AVG I
84. d disk What would you like to delete Files 1 Select Files This option lets you search for files on your computer to select them for deletion 2 Click Add to add a file to be deleted to the list The Explorer opens Double click on a file to be deleted to add it to the list Alternatively you can drag and drop a file from your opened Explorer or from the Desktop to the list Select a file with the mouse and drag it into the list The Delete allocated free disk space option overwrites the space that becomes free through deletion thereby increasing security of deletion If you add a file to the list by mistake you can remove it again by selecting the entry and clicking Remove 3 Click Next to confirm your selection You can now select the deletion method you want see Deletion Methods Folders 1 Select Folders This option lets you search for folders on your computer to select them for deletion When a folder is deleted all the files it contains will also be deleted When you select a folder for deletion the program detects whether this contains subfolders and you have the opportunity to exclude these from the search 2 Click Select A tree structure opens in your folder Select here a folder to be deleted and click OK Alternatively enter into the text field the full path of the folder to be deleted The Delete allocated free disk space option overwrites the space reserved for the files in the selected folder thereby in
85. d information section determines whether a tooltip displaying additional information should be shown when the mouse cursor is moved over a file or folder in a folder window Under Icon arrangement you specify whether the files should only be sorted alphabetically or whether they should be arranged logically according to numerical values and the alphabet Under Encrypted and compressed files you can specify that both file types be marked with a certain color By default compressed files are blue and encrypted files are green In Windows XP and Windows Vista you can also define the color assignment to suit your needs via the Edit button Thumbnails Windows XP only Windows can show thumbnail images in a given folder as appropriate for a collection of photos Here you determine the size and quality of these preview images The standard size is 96 pixels You can enter a different value if you wish You specify the quality using the slide control The higher the picture quality the more disk space the thumbnails take up Under Cache you specify whether these thumbnails should be temporarily saved to a file called THUMBS DB This file is also stored in the folder and allows the thumbnails to be loaded particularly quickly in the future Selection Here you can set the color of the selection rectangle that should be used in folder windows This rectangle shows the progression of the clicked mouse button if you select multiple files simultaneous
86. d topics 2 2 1 2 Android devices This manual only deals with PC related aspects of AVG Zen however as you are quite likely to also have some Android devices in your network In such case don t be surprised to see a different content in tiles of these devices Currently available AVG mobile apps e AVG AntiVirus free or paid this app protects you from harmful viruses malware spyware and text messages and helps keep your personal data safe With this app you ll receive effective easy to use virus and malware protection as well as a real time app scanner phone locator task killer app locker and local device wipe to help shield you from threats to your privacy and online identity Real time security scanner protection keeps you protected from downloaded apps and games AVG Cleaner free this app lets you quickly erase and clear your browser call and text histories as well as identify and remove unwanted cached app data from both the device s internal memory and the SD card I significantly optimizes the storage space to help your Android device perform better and run smoother AVG PrivacyFix free this app provides you a simple way to manage your online privacy settings through your mobile device It gives you access to one main dashboard that quickly and easily shows you what and with whom you re sharing data on Facebook Google and LinkedIn If you want to change something one simple click takes you directly to wh
87. d up include icons thumbnails More Operates VPS temporary downloads and the app cache The website addresses that have been most recently entered manually are saved here Most recently entered URLs You have the option to protect the cookies from some websites by specifying an exception and excluding them from the cleanup To do this check the box for the Protect cookies from certain websites option A new dialog now opens where you can select the websites for which you wish to protect cookies from the list under Delete Once you have made your selection simply click the right arrow between the two lists The cookies from the selected websites are then immediately protected Using the Protect items that are less than a week old option you can protect saved data with a recent date To do this simply check the box for this option Items that are less than a week old are then excluded from the cleanup 3 8 3 Removing Broken Shortcuts In this chapter you will find out why it is important to do so and how you can clean up your system with the AVG Shortcut Cleaner module by removing invalid references and shortcuts The AVG Shortcut Cleaner module helps you quickly and easily to restore order to your computer The module checks all shortcuts on your Desktop in the start menu and in the Quick Launch bar If a shortcut references a program that no longer exists or a deleted file you can easily remove it Empty folders in the Start menu
88. determines the background programs associated with each program i e 61 IE AVG Performance the programs or services that were installed together with the actual program and are then continually run without the user s knowledge stealing processing power The more background programs there are for a program the more this program burdens the computer The AVG Programs on Demand Technology calculates the amount of executed programs at different times system startup operation and shutdown The display in the Load column takes the highest of these three values 3 7 1 2 Disabling Startup Programs In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG StartUp Manager module to speed up the startup and working speed of your computer and why it is important to do so Many programs start automatically in the background when you turn on your computer This makes perfect sense for important functions and servces like the virus scanner or the configuration console of your sound card However programs often start automatically in the background that you require only very occasionally or never Every time a program starts automatically not only does it slow down the Windows system startup but the individual program parts that are always running in the background also slow down your computer Some of these programs can also irritate you by displaying advertising messages More Information About Startup Programs When installed some star
89. dress button should appear beside the address bar Under Open submenus you can specify how long before a submenu automatically opens when you hover over it with the cursor Windows This is where you can specify how popup windows and links should be displayed in Mozilla Firefox and how much influence websites can have on the display of the popup window In the Opening links section you can specify whether after clicking on a link the contents should be displayed in the current window or in a new window In the JavaScript section under Allowed window manipulation you can limit changes that websites are allowed to make to popup windows Some web sites try to hide the navigation bars in a popup window so that it looks like a Windows message dialog You can prevent this here Tabs Mozilla Firefox 2 or later versions Here you can make the settings for the Mozilla Firefox tabs In the Close button section you can specify where the Close button for the tabs should appear You can choose from four different positions In the Minimum width section you can specify the minimum width of the tabs from Mozilla Firefox 2 onwards If more than one tab is open the width of each tab will be automatically reduced until the minimum width set here has been reached If further tabs are opened a scrollbar will be shown on the right hand side of the screen which you can use to scroll to the tabs that are not visible Under Color of active tab y
90. e energy consumption considerably Screen brightness only for laptops General This setting determines how much the general screen brightness should be reduced when Economy Mode is on When dimming This setting determines how much the general screen brightness should be reduced when the screen is dimmed when Economy Mode is on Screen behavior Turn off This setting determines the period of time after which the screen should be switched off when Economy Mode is on Dimming only for laptops This setting determines the period of time after which the screen is dimmed when Economy Mode is on Hardware If you turn off hardware components temporarily the energy consumption of your computer will be reduced What is more every computer has many services running in the background that detect connected devices and provide you with the necessary functions to use these devices You can restrict the amount of this support in order to reduce the energy consumption of your computer Hardware components Hard disk standby This setting determines the period of time after which the hard disk should go into standby mode when Economy Mode is on Processor energy saving settings This setting determines the extent of energy saving for the processor when Economy Mode is on Wireless adapter energy saving settings only in Windows Vista and 7 This option determines the extent of energy saving for the wireless adapter when the Economy Mode is o
91. e found except the oldest newest one you can cancel all your selections by clicking the Deselect all option in the same menu The Auto Select feature can as well be applied to individual categories see above or even to individual files in each category just move your mouse cursor upon the category or duplicate file s name and click a tiny arrow appearing to the right of it This triggers a similar roll down menu for keeping only the oldest the newest copies or copy however applying solely to this single category or file Please note that if you select all copies of the same file or folder a warning message appears asking you to confirm that you really want to remove them all This is a safety measure ensuring that you don t accidentally remove the original version 5 After you select one or more duplicate files or folders the Remove selected button in the lower right corner of the dialog becomes active Click it and confirm that you really want to move selected items into Windows Recycle Bin The removal process itself usually takes only a few seconds 85 IE AVG Performance 6 The list of categories and files folders will be appropriately updated Now you can either close the module or click the arrow button in the upper left part of the dialog to start searching for duplicates anew 3 8 5 2 How to Configure AVG Duplicate Finder The central settings dialog of the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 allows you to modify your AVG Dupl
92. e often not deleted Many Windows programs access ActiveX and COM components using entries in this area of the registry These entries are created when programs like this are installed but are often not deleted during uninstallation Some programs even create invalid entries during installation The installation folders of some programs are stored in the registry to allow these Program Paths programs to be run directly via Start gt Run When such programs are uninstalled these entries are often not deleted Program Components Windows stores entries in this area of the registry for all fonts installed on your Fonts computer Since these entries are often not deleted when fonts are uninstalled Windows tries in vain to load these fonts every time the system starts up Windows and many programs have history lists which log for example which files History Lists you were last working on These are stored in the registry as references By deleting or moving the files these entries become invalid The Windows firewall saves the programs that may accept incoming network Windows Firewall connections and stores an entry for each one in the registry These entries can become incorrect or invalid if for example one of these programs is uninstalled It should be clear therefore that deleted files can leave behind a lot of ghosts in the registry AVG Registry Cleaner finds all of these orphaned entries and can delete them in a targeted fashi
93. e profile that corresponds most closely to the bandwidth of your Internet connection In the Maximum number of connections section you can specify how many server connections can be established Mozilla Firefox General 115 IE AVG Performance This is where you can make the following general settings for Mozilla Firefox Internet browser Under Text animation you can turn off annoying text effects e g constant flashing or horizontally scrolling text marquees If these effects are a nuisance to you you can disable them by selecting the options Disable blinking text and Disable scrolling text marquees Under Error messages you can specify whether error messages regarding a failed connection attempt to a web server should be shown as a window dialog or as a web page in the browser window Under Sidebar position you can specify whether the sidebar should appear on the right or left side of the browser window The sidebar can contain your bookmarks history and downloads by default Operation This is where you can make changes regarding the usage of Mozilla Firefox Under Address bar you can specify that addresses will be automatically completed in the address bar i e Internet addresses appear automatically in the address bar after you have entered the first few letters of the address provided that you have already visited this website For Mozilla Firefox 2 and more recent versions you can also specify whether the Load ad
94. e system automatically run additional programs on system startup simply add them to the list 1 On the toolbar select the Add button Alternatively you can right click to open the context menu and select the Add program entry 2 From the list select the program that is to start automatically each time the system is started If this does not happen click Browse and select the program you want from the list that opens Removing a startup program from the list If you are sure that you do not want a program to be started automatically you can remove it from the list You can add it back to the list at a later stage by clicking Add or using AVG Rescue Center 1 Select a startup program from the list 2 On the toolbar select the Delete button Alternatively you can right click to open the context menu and select Delete 63 IE AVG Performance Tips for Optimizing System Startup As the name suggests a startup program is one that automatically starts up every time you start up your computer For this reason it is always active in the background and occupies your system s resources even if You never use the program This makes perfect sense with a virus scanner for example On the other hand some other startup programs could place an unnecessary load on your system The fewer the programs that start up automatically in the background the faster your system will start up In addition your computer will run faster if there are
95. e this function But please note that such attachments may also contain malware such as viruses that are run when you click them Windows Mail Windows Vista only You can change the font here which is displayed in the application title bar You can also decide whether the application should show a splash screen when starting up Here you can also configure the security function that blocks executable email attachments If you do not wish to have such attachments blocked you can disable this function But please note that such attachments may also contain malware such as viruses that are run when you click them Office Outlook Windows 7 only Under Minimize Outlook you can select whether Outlook 2003 XP should when minimizing the window create an icon either in the taskbar or in the taskbar notification area beside the clock If you opt for the notification area turn on the Minimize Outlook to notification area option Under Email Attachment Security click the Settings button to open a window in which you can specify which file attachment types are automatically blocked Windows Messenger Windows XP only Under Run you can specify whether and for which events Windows Messenger should open automatically If you want to prevent Windows Messenger from running entirely select Disable Windows Messenger If you do not use Windows Messenger at all you can also remove it from your system entirely Simply use the Removal option for this
96. e will not be automatically downloaded or installed while Turbo Mode is on Step 2 Limit connection with external devices Every computer has many services running in the background that detect connected devices and provide you with the necessary functions to use these devices You can limit this support and have more resources available for your programs Turn off synchronization with mobile devices This setting will prevent synchronization of addresses emails music files etc with your cell phone or portable media player and the related program will not start automatically when the device is connected while Turbo Mode is on Limit support for digital cameras and scanners When Turbo Mode is on you cannot import images from your digital camera or scan images Step 3 Reduce visual effects Visual effects provide a graphical display of Windows but take up valuable space in the memory Particularly with a low performance graphics card you can increase the computer s performance by turning off visual effects Tip This is a popular way of increasing the performance of netbooks on a sustained basis Turn off visual special effects This setting turns off transparency effects and shadows of windows the preview window in the taskbar and three dimensional navigation between windows when Turbo Mode is on Switch to classic window design This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of windows menus and buttons when Turbo
97. e within this tile you have to have both applications installed AVG PrivacyFix this browser add on helps you understand and control data collection It checks your privacy exposure on Facebook Google and LinkedIn and with one click takes you to settings where you can fix it More than 1 200 trackers are kept from following your movements online Also you can see which websites reserve the right to sell your personal data and easily request that they delete what they hold on you Finally you are alerted to privacy risks as you visit sites and know when policies change AVG Internet Security Identity Protection component this component a part of AVG Internet Security application gives your computer real time protection against new and even unknown threats It monitors all processes including hidden and hundreds of different behaviour patterns and can determine if something malicious is happening within your system For this reason it can reveal threats not even yet described in the virus database Overview of states e if none of the above applications is installed this tile remains gray and the text below says Not set up but you can click it to simply install these AVG applications e if only one of these two applications is installed there will only be a semi circle inside this tile It s color depends on the state of installed application it can be either green Active Protected or red Disabled Not prot
98. eat thing about Live Optimization is that it works intelligently in the background Whenever one of these two optimization methods is improving the performance of your PC in the background this is also indicated by the icon in the notification area of the taskbar 3 7 2 Optimizing registry and performance Cleaning the Registry The AVG Registry Cleaner module specifically looks for faulty entries in the central database of your Windows system the registry and either repairs or deletes them Cleaning up your registry like this frees your system of unwanted ballast and errors so that it can work faster and more efficiently For more information see Cleaning the Registry Defragmenting the Registry Use the AVG Registry Defrag module to have the Windows system central database the registry rewritten This involves compressing it so as to make it much smaller This little trick boosts the performance of Windows 67 IE AVG Performance For more information see Defragmenting the Registry Removing Broken Shortcuts By using the AVG Shortcut Cleaner module your computer is cleaned up in no time because invalid shortcuts are deleted from your Desktop the Start menu and Windows Quick Launch bar For example desktop icons that no longer serve a purpose because they have been left behind after programs were uninstalled For more information see Removing Broken Shortcuts Accelerating System Startup and Shutdown Using
99. ected e if both applications are installed with one being active and one disabled the circle inside this tile will be red 11 SE AVG Performance with the text saying Partially protected e if both applications are installed and active you will see a complete green circle inside this tile with the text saying Protected Congratulations your privacy and identity are completely safe After you click this tile a new dialog opens consisting of two additional tiles for AVG Identity Protection and for AVG PrivacyFix These tiles are as interactive and clickable as are primary tiles in the main user interface of your AVG Zen application e if one or both of these applications are not yet installed you can click the Get It FREE button to remedy that e if at least one of these applications is installed you can click its tile to open its user interface e if you are as Mewing a remote device with these applications installed opens a dialog containing a brief overview of these two applications state on remote device However this dialog is purely informative and you are not able to change anything SUPPORT the circle inside this tile is green when support is available while the text below says Covered Clicking this tile opens a new dialog containing a few browser links to the most common support resources To read about the support options offered by AVG You might want to check the following relate
100. ed products and license information easily renew your subscription and download your products check past orders and invoices manage your personal information and password use AVG Zen AVG MyAccount can be accessed directly at https myaccount avg com website 16 IE AVG Performance 2 2 4 1 Three user modes Basically there are three user modes in AVG Zen The text shown on the Status button depends on which one you are currently using e Single user the Status button shows Connect you have just installed AVG Zen You are neither AVG MyAccount administrator nor are you connected to any network so you can only view and manage AVG products installed on this device Connected user the Status button shows Connected you have used a pairing code thus accepting an invitation to someone s network All AVG products on your device can now be viewed and managed by this network s administrator As for yourself you can still vew and manage AVG products installed on this device as if you were a single user If you no longer want to stay in a network you can easily leave it Administrator the Status button shows current AVG MyAccount name you have logged in using your MyAccount perhaps you have previously created a new one This means that you have access to all AVG Zen features You can add devices to your network remotely view AVG products installed on them and if necessary remove them from your network You
101. ed them again at a later date For more information see Disabling Programs Disabling Startup Programs The AVG StartUp Manager module gives you recommendations and additional information about programs that are automatically run on your computer when the system starts up You can disable the automatic startup of individual programs and thereby speed up your computer s startup For more information see Disabling Startup Programs Uninstalling programs The AVG Uninstall Manager module shows all the programs installed on your computer together with detailed information about them For example you can identify which programs you only rarely use and uninstall these if necessary This helps you clean up your computer gain disk space and increase system performance For more information see Displaying and Uninstalling Programs Rating Function for Programs The three modules mentioned above contain the useful Rating function for programs The experience of many AVG PC TuneUp 2015 users shows you which programs have been classified as useful by other users and helps you to decide which startup programs you want to disable and which programs you want to disable or uninstall Configuring Live Optimization AVG Live Optimization consists of two intelligent optimization methods that monitor the load on your computer in real time and can thereby intervene if necessary to avoid sudden drops in performance Both help to speed up your system one
102. een given the column is blank If you hover the mouse cursor over the column a tooltip is displayed showing your rating and the rating of other AVG PC TuneUp 2015 users How to Turn On the Rating Function Start either the AVG Program Deactivator AVG StartUp Manager or AVG Uninstall Manager modules The Rating function for programs dialog is displayed Click OK If you do not want to make a decision just now you can click on Decide later The module is started without the rating function You can enable the rating function at any time by clicking on Rating function in the toolbar then on Turn on and this time selecting OK in the dialog that appears How to Turn Off the Rating Function Click on Rating function in the toolbar and select the option Turn off In the dialog that opens you can decide whether you wish to archive your ratings for any subsequent use of the function The ratings of other users are deleted from the database on your PC and will have to be downloaded again from the server if you switch the function back on How to Submit a Rating 1 Move the mouse cursor over the Usefulness column When you rate a program you must give it at least one star A maximum of 5 stars can be awarded 2 Click on the number of stars that you wish to award the program So if you wish to give three stars click on the third star 3 Your rating is automatically saved and transferred to the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 server If you wish to c
103. eleted entry B 1 Click Check again These two categories alone will be analyzed again 2 Click Finish to close the wizard 69 IE AVG Performance Repeat the cleanup as often as required As soon as no new problems are found you can exit the module with the confidence that you have removed a great deal of junk from your system If no problems have been found click Finish This takes you to the AVG Registry Cleaner main window What is Checked The following table shows you what areas of the registry AVG Registry Cleaner checks during the full scan You can select from these during the user defined scan a Audible Signals Startup Programs File Types Database Drivers Help Files Installed Programs Program Settings Program Extensions For certain system or program events such as error messages sound files are played These are played by accessing the corresponding entries in the registry however these entries are invalid once the sound files no longer exist Many programs start automatically together with Windows e g virus scanner This takes place via entries in the startup section of the registry When such programs are uninstalled these entries are often not deleted Entries in this area of the registry link one or more file extensions e g txt or doc with various information such as the program that should be used to open them Such entries can become invalid through the uninstallation
104. entire content of the memory must be saved If you do not use hibernation mode you can disable it here and thereby free up the disk space it would otherwise use You can of course reactivate it at any time Windows Messenger Windows Messenger is a program that lets you exchange instant messages with friends If you do not use Windows Messenger you can easily remove it from your computer here Index for Windows Desktop Search Desktop Search is a Windows function that allows you to find files and folders quickly It creates a search index with entries for each file and folder When you search for something in Windows Explorer or Outlook for example you search only this index instead of searching the entire hard disk This makes the process much quicker Depending on the number of files on your hard disk this index can be quite large and may require lots of memory If you do not use Windows Desktop Search then you can not only free up disk space by disabling the feature but also increase your computer s performance 3 8 5 Finding and Removing Duplicate Files In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Duplicate Finder module to locate various duplicate files or folders on your hard disk and subsequently remove them A hard drive resembles a family garage junk expands to fill available space An SSD drive behaves very much the same way while being considerably smaller You may not notice it at first sight but a deep
105. entry to call up the well known Windows Run dialog to start a new application or open a file Click Exit Windows to shut down or restart the computer so that new settings can take effect A function of particular interest is Replace Task Manager which works by replacing Windows Task 103 IE AVG Performance Manager on your system with AVG Process Manager This means you can call it up using the Ctrl Alt Del shortcut or right click in a free area of the taskbar to select it If you want to use the Windows Task Manager again simply select the same menu item to remove the check mark in front of it Tools Menu In the Tools menu you can configure how AVG Process Manager is to be displayed on your computer You can keep it always in the foreground e g to monitor the processor usage for your system s uptime You can also display AVG Process Manager in the notification area on the bottom right of your desktop when you minimize the window There is an icon there which you can click any time in order to maximize the window again in no time at all Help Menu In the Help menu you can call up the program help at any time visit the AVG website check AVG PC TuneUp 2015 for updates or display information on your version of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 3 9 5 Showing System Information In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG System Information module to display system information AVG System Information looks into your computer an
106. er look will surely reveal a few dozen duplicate files or even whole folders on your hard drive eating up precious disk space 84 IE AVG Performance AVG Duplicate Finder lends you a hand in the tedious yet rewarding task of removing duplicate files or folders from your computer With its help your digital junk levels will be notably reduced It can search for files or folders with the same name the same size and or the exact same contents It also helps you examine each file or folder and decide which one to keep Finally it can ignore small files so you can concentrate on the more wasteful redundancy 3 8 5 1 How to Find Duplicate Files 1 Start the AVG Duplicate Finder module by going to the Clean Up category in the Start Center and selecting Find and remove duplicate files from the Analyze storage usage and delete data area 2 Click the Scan for Duplicates button to start searching for duplicate files or folders on your hard drive By default the whole disk is being scanned however you can narrow your selection down by specifying a particular area of you hard drive The scan usually takes only a few seconds After it s finished the AVG Duplicate Finder displays a new dialog allowing you to view all duplicates that were found during the scanning 3 Now you can decide whether you want to remove or to keep your findings All duplicates are sorted by category Folders Pictures Music Videos Documents Others There are a
107. er you have entered the first few letters of the address If for example you enter just one word only then top level domain suffixes like net and com are added to the end and the prefix www to the beginning completes Disabling this function can speed up Opera a little Under Show source code you can specify whether when Show source code is selected in the website context menu the internal editor in Opera should be used or another program e g Windows editor notepad exe Performance You can turn on fast navigation again here which is set to automatic mode by default in Opera 9 onwards By selecting Automatic mode you can specify that the web server setting should be taken into account when you navigate through the browser history which informs the browser whether a site can be loaded from the cache using Back or Forward or whether the website should be downloaded anew each time The latter is necessary for certain shop pages to function correctly However the server often demands that the page be downloaded again from the web server when it is not necessary By selecting Compatibility mode you can specify that regardless of how the server is set the sites are never downloaded from the browser cache when you navigate through the browser history but are always downloaded anew from the website This setting is generally not required and is not recommended for fast surfing By selecting Fast mode you can specify that t
108. ere is that files can also be restored on external storage media e g a USB flash drive For more information see Restoring Deleted Files Displaying and Closing Running Processes The AVG Process Manager module provides details of running processes and open files You can manage these processes and thus exercise precise control over processor load memory usage and open files For more information see Managing Running Processes Showing System Information The AVG System Information module provides details of running processes and open files You can manage these processes and thus exercise precise control over processor load memory usage and open files For more information see Showing System Information 3 9 1 Fixing Common Problems In this chapter you will find out why it is important to do so and how you can use the AVG Repair Wizard module to fix common problems easily Simply select the problems in question and AVG Repair Wizard will fix them for you You keep having problems with your computer in your day to day work Without warning Windows suddenly displays the wrong icons hides the taskbar or shortcuts on the desktop disappear If you discover problems like these on your computer but do not know how to describe them you will find this function very useful You select the problems that are occurring from a list of typical computer problems and AVG Repair Wizard fixes them immediately 3 9 1 1 How to Fix Common P
109. ere you can change your settings New WiFi tracking protection enables you to pre set WiFi networks you know and approve and stop your device from being tracked over other networks The individual categories are as follows 12 SF ava Performance PROTECTION Clicking this tile shows you AVG AntiVirus related info about scanning and its results as well as about virus definition updates As network administrator you are also allowed to run a scan the Scan Now button or perform an update the Update button of remote Android device PERFORMANCE Clicking this tile shows you performance related data i e which performance feature of AVG AntiVirus are active Task Killer Battery Status Data Plan paid version only and Storage Usage and whether the AVG Cleaner app is installed and running together with a couple of its statistics PRIVACY Clicking this tile shows you privacy related data i e which privacy features of AVG AntiVirus are active App Lock App Backup and Call and Message Blocker and whether the AVG PrivacyFix app is installed and running ANTI THEFT Clicking this tile shows you info about the Anti Theft feature of AVG AntiVirus allowing you to locate your stolen mobile device using Google Maps If there is a paid Pro version of AVG AntiVirus installed on connected device you will additionally see the state of Camera Trap feature taking a secret photo of anyone trying to override mobile s lock
110. es The following views are available for displaying the disk space allocation e Overview The default view Overview is an ideal first step when cleaning up your drives The most important information from all of the other views is combined to give you a general overview You can always find information about the selected element in the folder tree at the top of the window in the upper area with a colorful background The size and percentage of space used is displayed for each drive If however a folder is selected this area will show you the size of the folder including all its files and subfolders You also receive information on the creation date of the folder and when it was last used The Computer or My Computer in case of Windows XP view represents a certain exception in regard to the first table since instead of showing an overview of the largest files and folders it will display the occupied space for each drive o Overview of the Largest Folders and Files Here you can see a graphical overview of the space on the selected drive or folder in the form of a pie chart The size and percentage of space occupied is shown here for up to 10 folders and files If you would like to 87 IE AVG Performance see more than the 10 elements that are displayed simply click on the link Show Contents to switch to the Contents view o File Types This table organizes the files contained in the selected element based on file types and shows yo
111. es are fragmented into pieces fragments i e the degree of fragmentation increases This really slows down the performance of your computer Every time you call up a file this has to be read from the hard disk which would of course happen faster if the file was stored in one place In technical terms If fragmentation is high the hard disk reading heads must always be realigned in order that they can load the individual fragments of a file A simple way to speed up your system is therefore to defragment the hard disk As the conventional defragmentation often takes a long time AVG Drive Defrag offers you two different modes You either decide for yourself how defragmentation should take place or allow AVG Drive Defrag to make the decision for you Find out below what exactly happens during the two defragmentation modes Thorough Defragmentation This defragmentation mode arranges the newly sorted files particularly intelligently system files that are used frequently are stored at the start of the hard disk so that Windows can find them again in no time at all It is clear that this defragmentation mode will take longer than simply consolidating the files AVG Drive Defrag is therefore also carried out with particularly low priority so that you can continue working almost undisturbed This procedure speeds up the booting of Windows considerably Frequently used programs also start faster This noticeably increases the performance of the compu
112. es folders is not shown here and only the available folders are listed You can also sort the folders by name Menu This is where you can customize the Internet Explorer menu bar and use the Settings button to add many useful commands to the context menu that is called up when you right click on any web page Under Show source code you can specify whether when you select Show source code the website should be opened with Internet Explorer or with a different program e g the Windows editor notepad exe Navigation In the Website behavior section you can specify how Internet Explorer should react when links are called up For example you could specify that pop ups or links opened in other programs are always opened in a new tab in the current window In the Start pages section specify which websites should automatically open when Internet Explorer is launched Several sites can be selected for this Use the Up and Down buttons to change the order of the pages Security This section concerns security settings in Internet Explorer In the User Agent String section specify how Internet Explorer identifies with the websites you visit Under Download confirmation you can specify whether Internet Explorer is permitted to download certain file types such as videos or music files without confirmation If you wish to be asked before such files are downloaded you must select Always confirm before downloading files Performance Here you specify th
113. esired icons are suddenly not displayed correctly or are even swapped AVG Styler has two repair functions This is how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area In AVG Styler click Repair under Icons in the left hand area of the window Click Reload Icons This function usually clears up any problems and allows you to continue restyling your Windows system If reloading the icons does not resolve matters there may be a serious problem with your icon cache Click Repair Icon Cache The icon cache is a file in which Windows stores all loaded icons for faster loading in the future Should an error occur with this file all icons could be corrupted Luckily this error can be repaired directly from AVG Styler Note that you may need to restart your computer or log on again for this repair to take effect 3 10 2 11 Visual Style Please note that this function is not available in Windows 8 Here you can change what is known as the visual style This defines the appearance of windows and Windows buttons Here s how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area 135 IE AVG Performance In AVG Styler in the left hand window a
114. esses from the Manage processes and show system information area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Display and close running processes entry under Windows 102 IE AVG Performance AVG Process Manager provides a great deal of information on the current status of your system This information is divided into three tabs Processes After the module is launched the Processes tab shows all of the programs and processes that are currently running The table shows you the names of the processes together with their priority and CPU usage The module also shows you how much memory space the individual processes are taking up If you select a process from the list you can view more information on each application with Show details Select Terminate process to force an application to close This is a somewhat drastic measure but is sometimes necessary to close a program that has crashed or if you want to stop an unwanted dialer When User Account Control is enabled it is possible that only the processes started by you are displayed To see the processes started by other users and by the system click Show all processes at the bottom of the window If you have selected a process in the list you can click Edit and then Set Process Priority to specify how much processing power Windows should assign to this process Open Files In the Open Files tab you have an overview o
115. etter the gain in performance will be If you change your mind later you can call up this configuration wizard at any time by clicking on the small wrench icon on the right next to the Turbo Mode switch or clicking Turbo Mode in the Settings menu For more information see Configuring Live Optimization 3 7 1 1 Disabling Programs In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Program Deactivator module to disable programs that place a load on your system at various times at system startup during operation and at shutdown and why it is useful to do so Until now users only had two options for dealing with unnecessary programs They could either remove them from the system completely or accept that their background programs would continue to slow it down After a program is uninstalled there is always the risk that files that were dependent on it will no longer be able to be started If the program is left on the computer it is always available if it is needed but continues to impair system performance AVG Program Deactivator not only reduces the load of programs at system startup but also during normal operation and at shutdown where the load is a result of services and tasks belonging to one program AVG Programs on Demand Technology Thanks to the AVG Programs on Demand Technology there is now a third option Disable programs that are no longer required first and see if you can continue to work without them If you notice
116. etwork now However if you ever change your mind you can easily leave it at any time 2 3 2 How to add devices to your network 1 In order to add a new device to your Zen network you have to invite it first To do so click the button on the right side of the Devices ribbon Please note that only administrators can send invitations and add devices to their networks So if you are not currently connect to any Zen network do so or create yourself a new one 2 A new dialog appears Choose the type of device that you want to add i e PC or Android mobile by highlighting the appropriate tile and click the Continue button 20 AVG Zen Messages zentest9 seznamcz CQ Q MacBook Air GT 57580 Which device do you want to add Add Android device 3 Another dialog appears Enter the email that is used on the new device and click the Continue button AVG Zen zentest2 seznamcz O lt Email an invitation to this new device address that is used on the new device Sy AVG Performance 4 The invitation email is sent The device is now displayed on the Devices ribbon as pending This means your invitation awaits acceptation zentest2M seznamcz O Q Pending Resend Invitation Link Cancel Invitation While your invitation remains in pending state you can choose to Resend Invitation Link or to Cancel Invitation entirely 5 Immediately after your invitation is a
117. ews to look for ways that you can free up more disk space Sorting the list by file size or date of last access can also help you discover interesting files To do this simply use the mouse to click on the headlines with a gray background at the top of the columns Cleanup Tip Sorting files by the date of last access in combination wth limiting a view to certain file types allows you to find objects such as older MP3 files or videos that you may not want to listen to or watch any more e Top 100 files For most users this is the most interesting view This shows you the 100 largest files in the selected location of the folder tree clearly organized by file size As the contents of all subfolders are included this view allows you to free up hundreds of megabytes or even several gigabytes with a few clicks depending on the size of your system 3 8 6 3 How to Configure AVG Disk Space Explorer AVG Disk Space Explorer provides you with some options for personalizing the appearance of your system To customize the available options click File and then Settings Hidden files and folders The Hidden files and folders section allows you to determine whether hidden files and folders should be shown in AVG Disk Space Explorer By default the Windows Explorer settings will be applied If you want to configure different settings to the Windows Explorer settings simply click Use user defined settings and tailor the options to your needs By default
118. ext of the notification in the input fields Under Error search during logon and logoff you can specify that detailed status messages should be shown during the logon and logoff process Tour Windows XP First time users can be invited to go on a tour of Windows XP following system startup During this tour the user is shown all important Windows XP modules Deselect the option Show Windows Tour after logon if you do not want the tour to be activated after the system starts up Under Scope you can specify whether 120 IE AVG Performance this option only applies to the current user or to all users Welcome Center Windows Vista Getting Started Windows 7 New users can be shown the Welcome Center in Vista or the Getting Started window when the system is started up which is designed to make setting up the system easier and shows links to further information and offers on the Internet You can turn this display on or off here Drives General Windows XP only Here you make certain settings concerning your hard drives For example you can enable UDMA66 support which can speed up access to your drives Under NTFS file system you can set two options that relate to the new Windows NTFS file system Save the date of the last access to a file and Save short DOS file names We recommend that you leave both options enabled as disabling them may have negative side effects on the efficiency of hard disk defragmentation and
119. f the files and folders open at this time The table will show you what the file type is where the file or folder is and which process has opened it at that time You should not be surprised if some files are shown in the list more than once Files and folders can be opened by more than one process at the same time It is also normal if files that are obviously open cannot be found in the list Applications like Microsoft Word and the text editor Notepad only open a file briefly to read its contents or to save it but do not keep it open the entire time you are working on it Tip If you try to delete a file and you get an error message telling you that it is currently in use you can use this tool to find out what process is using the file and end it This will then let you delete the file Performance The Performance tab shows you numerous facts about the system You can view the current processor usage in percent and a graph of the processor usage for the last several seconds A similar graph also shows memory usage for the last several seconds You can also view the current usage of the page file and the physical memory in kilobytes There is also a menu bar and a toolbar Some of the functions here adjust the content of the active tab These are described in the sections above The general functions of the File Tools and Help menus are always displayed General menu bar functions Menu File In the File menu you can use the New application
120. g online via a link In addition you can also help ensure that a description of this program appears here in future by providing AVG with information on this program via the Report program link Rating The Usefulness column provides you with information on how useful you and or other users of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 find the program If you have not yet provided a rating you can rate it now AVG PC TuneUp 2015 calls up the ratings of other users from a serverdatabase and displays them These ratings are automatically updated regularly If you are still unsure despite our guidance whether you should disable a startup program we recommend that you disable just one startup program reboot the computer and start up the programs you use in the 64 IE AVG Performance usual way If something does not work properly following the restart all you have to do is select the check box again If everything is fine you can disable the next entry and enjoy a faster system startup 3 7 1 3 Displaying and Uninstalling Programs In this chapter you will find out how you can use AVG Uninstall Manager to display the programs installed on your computer why you might want to uninstall them and how to do so Over time you accumulate a large number of programs on your computer many of which you probably do not even use So that your Windows system can run quickly and smoothly you should regularly remove unused or unnecessary programs Each time you
121. gram cannot be disabled because it does not have a negative impact on the system load Changing Settings If you have turned off the setting Disable again automatically when closed recommended under Program Deactivator in the Settings your programs may have the following status Current status Enabled The program is fully functional Disabled The services of the program that run continuously in the background have been turned off Scheduled to be disabled The program will be disabled automatically as soon as this is possible Required by system The services of the program that run continuously in the background have been turned off Impactless The program cannot be disabled because it does not have a negative impact on the system load Status description 60 IE AVG Performance To the right of the Current status column the Status description column contains further information about the current status of the program in question How to Disable Programs Launch the AVG Program Deactivator module by going to the Optimize category in the Start Center and selecting Disable programs under Reduce system load Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Disable entry under Installed programs The AVG Program Deactivator module uses AVG Programs on Demand Technology which reduces the load on your system and therefore increases system performance How to Disable
122. grams installed on your PC with detailed information about them and allows you to select programs to uninstall See also How to Uninstall Programs Hard Disk Defragment Rearranges blocks of data on your hard disk providing more disk space and quicker loading times for documents and programs See also How to Defragment Your Hard Disk Check for errors Checks the surface of your hard disk and your file system structure for errors and fixes them to prevent data loss See also How to Check your Hard Disk Securely delete data Gives you three options for deleting your files or folders so that they cannot be restored even by professionals See also How to Securely Delete Data Restore deleted files Searches your hard disk and mobile data carriers for deleted files and restores them See also How to Search for Deleted Files Find and remove duplicate files 138 IE AVG Performance Locates various duplicate files on your hard disk and allows you to remove them See also How to Find Duplicate Files Find and delete large amounts of data Allows you to find and delete large amounts of data on your storage media so as to create more disk space See also How to Run an Analysis Usage data Clean up Windows and programs Searches for files protocols history lists backup files and temporary files that are not needed and that can be safely removed from the hard disk without any negative impact on your system See also How
123. hange your rating you can proceed in exactly the same way as for the initial rating 3 13 The AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget Another function of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 is the gadget This is not supported by Windows XP and is therefore only available to you with Windows Vista and Windows 7 The practical gadget can be displayed on the desktop It keeps you constantly informed of the status of your 145 SF AVG Performance computer You no longer need to start AVG PC Tune Up 2015 to find out whether optimization potential has been identified in the Dashboard category AVG PC TuneUp 2015 can also be launched from here In the gadget you can see at any time which PC Mode is currently enabled and you can turn on another PC Mode at any time using the three buttons In this chapter you will find out why it is important to do so and how you can display the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget on your desktop What is a Gadget Gadgets or widgets are small programs that are permanently displayed on the desktop and which provide the user with up to date information What is the AVG PC Tune Up 2015 Gadget for The AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget tells you the status of your computer at all times without you needing to start AVG PC Tune Up 2015 separately The gadget is integrated in AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and notifies you of the current status of the Dashboard category Clicking on the icon in the top left corner of the gadget opens Dashboard in the AVG PC Tu
124. hat you want to use After you select the backup and confirm its restoration you will see a dialog informing you that it is necessary to connect the correct device Use the USB cable wait for the connection to succeed and click Continue button The restoration process will start During it you will be prompted to restart the iOS device in order to successfully restore the data the AVG Rescue Center can do this automatically just allow it by clicking the Restart button 95 IE AVG Performance Please do not disconnect or use your IOS device since this would disrupt the restoration process When the process is finished you will see one last confirmatory dialog Congratulations You have successfully recovered all data and can now safely disconnect your iOS device 3 9 Fix Problems Unfortunately things sometimes don t go quite as you expected when you are working with a computer With Fix problems AVG PC TuneUp 2015 offers you various functions for discovering and rectifying any problems that occur In addition the program helps you to recover accidentally deleted files Under Frequently corrected problems you will find the troubleshooting functions that you use most often which can be opened by clicking on them In the Manage processes and show system information advanced users are given the option to manage running processes or display system information All modifications to your system will be monitored by AVG Rescue
125. he left side of the window Communication Administration This category of AVG System Control gives you control over many internal system settings For example you can adapt the startup process and user logon configure automatic CD playing system paths and user data and adapt the default settings of the command prompt Here you will find detailed descriptions of your settings options sorted by subcategory in the left side of the window Administration Wizards Here you will find the Copy Settings wizard It copies your settings to other user accounts and to the Windows logon screen Wizards 3 10 1 1 Display Animations and Effects Effects 107 IE AVG Performance Here you can change settings that relate to the display and operation of the Windows user interface Under Settings there are numerous options that you can enable or disable using the checkboxes To learn more about an option simply select it with your mouse Several lines of explanatory text open under Description Depending on the performance capabilities of your system switching off unwanted effects can improve speed Click Best appearance to select all the options that will give Windows an outstanding visual appearance If the performance is more important to you select Best performance Selecting Default settings restores the Windows default settings Animations Under Window and message animation specify whether windows or tooltips should be anim
126. he program using a key in the registry which was created there when the program was installed This entry must also be deleted from the registry when the program is uninstalled since it is no longer required It is often the case however that Windows does not delete these entries properly which is why a great many invalid entries build up over time These entries are not just created when programs are installed but also during many other tasks For example the history list of recently used documents in the Start menu works using the entries in the registry These references become invalid when you move or delete a document Since Windows does not clean the registry regularly we recommend you do it yourself with AVG Registry Cleaner By cleaning your registry regularly your whole system and all your programs will be more stable This is why this is one of the functions that AVG PC TuneUp 2015 can also run regularly as part of the Automatic Maintenance Before cleanup can take place the registry must be checked for problems You can either fix these all at once or individually 68 IE AVG Performance How to Clean the Registry Launch the AVG Registry Cleaner module by going to the Optimize category in the Start Center and selecting Clean registry from the Optimize registry and performance area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Clean entry under Registry First
127. he websites already on your computer are always loaded from the cache This not only has the advantage that the back and forward functions are suddenly very fast again but also that a lower data volume needs to be downloaded over the Internet connection Furthermore 117 IE AVG Performance entries you have made into form fields are generally retained during navigation in a browser For websites to function correctly with active site contents it may however be necessary to manually refresh the websites regularly e g using F5 Search Here you can set which search engine Opera should use in general and for speed dial and how the speed dial should be displayed Under Default search engine you can specify which search engine Opera uses This is automatically selected in the search field in the address bar when Search is selected in the context menu of selected text and when entering several words in the address bar Under Speed dial default search engine you can change the search engine that is displayed by default in the speed dial page in a new empty tab Email and Chat Outlook Express Windows XP only You can change the font here which is displayed in the application title bar You can also decide whether the application should show a splash screen when starting up Here you can also configure the security function that blocks executable email attachments If you do not wish to have such attachments blocked you can disabl
128. her AVG products please consult the other part of this documentation or even separate user guides You can download these guides from the AVG website Sy AVG Performance 2 1 Zen Installation Process The installation is a sequence of dialog windows with a brief description of what to do at each step In the following we offer an explanation for each dialog window 2 1 1 Welcome Dialog AVG Zen Welcome to AVG Agree and Install gt The installation process always starts with this window In here you select the language used in the AVG Zen application If you want to change the destination folder of your installation click the Customize your installation link and do so in the newly opened dialog Furthermore you can read the AVG Software Licence Agreement and the AVG Privacy and Personalization Policy Simply click the appropriate link and the whole text will be displayed to you in a new window If you agree with this terms proceed with the installation by clicking the Agree and Install button After successful installation computer restart is required You can perform restart from the final dialog of the installation by clicking the Restart now button or put it off till later However please note that without computer restart some AVG products may not be correctly displayed in Zen user interface and the application as whole may not function properly AVG Performance 2 1 2 Destination Folder
129. her in one simple package with the aim of making our complicated digital lives much simpler Through one application AVG Zen makes it easy for users to see the security and privacy settings of all their devices from a single place The idea behind AVG Zen is to place the individual with all of these devices back in control of their data and their security as we believe that through control comes choice In fact AVG is not here to tell you that sharing or tracking are bad in and of themselves instead we want to arm our customers with the information that will allow them to control what they share and if they are tracked and to make their own informed decisions A choice to have the freedom to live their lives in the way they want to and to bring up their family or apply for a job without fear of their privacy being invaded Another great thing about AVG Zen is that it gives our customers a consistent user experience across all devices so that even beginners can quickly learn how to manage and secure their multiple devices with ease At least that is one thing that is getting simpler in an increasingly complex world But lastly and most importantly AVG Zen is designed to give real people peace of mind as they go about their daily lives As the Internet becomes the center of our connected world AVG Zen is there to connect the dots This part of documentation contains description of specific AVG Zen features Should you require information about ot
130. hich the current icon of the selected element appears This is usually a library that was already installed with Windows If you have your own icon library on your computer you can find its content using Browse Select an icon Click OK to apply your changes immediately Undoing Individual Changes To undo a change select an item in the list and click Reset element to Windows default Undoing Multiple changes If you want to undo several changes at once you may find the Restore backup from a previous session link useful It starts AVG Rescue Center and enables you to undo the changes carried out with AVG Styler on a certain date 134 IE AVG Performance 3 10 2 9 Appearance of Icons Here you can change the appearance of icons on the desktop Here s how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area In AVG Styler in the left area of the window under Icons click Appearance of icons AVG Styler provides a preview of some items on your desktop that you can personalize Specify the size of items on the desktop Windows XP only specify how big the gap between them should be and whether a shortcut should be indicated by an arrow 3 10 2 10 Repair It can be fun to change the Windows icons and to make a few personal settings here and there However it is possible that the d
131. high amount of computing power it will be assigned a lower priority so that the programs you are currently using will run more smoothly This enables work to be carried out quickly even at high capacity Start the AVG Live Optimization module by going to the Start Center and clicking on the Configure Live Optimization entry on the right hand side of the Dashboard category Alternatively you can open the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Configure Live Optimization entry under AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Or click on Settings in the Start Center menu bar and select the Live Optimization area Here you can select the two optimization methods Since both of these are intelligent optimizations in real time they do not always take effect immediately Rather you specify here that from now on the load under which the computer operates is to be monitored so that both optimizations can apply if the need arises Select here the optimization methods to be carried out where necessary Increasing the Response Rate This optimization method monitors all background processes and gives them lower priority if they take up too much computer power This ensures an optimal response rate and prevents juddering by windows or programs This intelligent optimization identifies need and ensures that the computer s response rate is always optimum The following pictures represent the inside of your computer before and after the Increase resp
132. ht under it Now you are able to proceed to the next and final step running a scan 4 In order to see just how much space you can safely free up click the Scan Now button You don t have to be worried that something will be changed or removed without your permission since it is just scanning not cleaning You will see the results first so that you can decide how to handle them The scanning process can take up to a few minutes During the scanning you can continually view the total size and number of cleanable items You can always abort the process by clicking the Cancel button which discards all the findings and takes you back to the previous dialog 5 The scanning process can end in two ways Either there are no junk files found so you can just close the AVG 93 IE AVG Performance Cleaner for iOS module or there were some findings which is far more common In the second case the Scan Results dialog will be displayed Click here to learn more about various types of junk files that can be detected on your iPhone iPad or iPod touch 6 After viewing the findings and possibly selecting items that you wish to remove all you have to do is to click the Clean Now button The cleaning process will be launched immediately allowing you to view its progress the number of already removed junk files and their total size Please do not unplug your iOS device during cleaning since it would abort the whole procedure If
133. icate Finder behavior To access these settings click Settings in the menu bar of the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Start Center then click on a module name on the left of the navigation bar You can also access the same dialog directly from the AVG Duplicate Finder module simply click the Settings link in the upper right corner of the window Use the Ignore files smaller than text field to set the maximum file size to be ignored by the AVG Duplicate Finder in KB Such files won t be included into AVG Duplicate Finder searches thus allowing the module to concentrate on bigger and more problematical duplicates Use the Ignore hidden files and folders checkbox to exclude hidden files and folders from AVG Duplicate Finder searches Use the Ignore these file extensions text field to explicitly specify file types extensions that you do not wish to be scanned simply enter these extensions into the text field and separate individual items by commas e g xls doc 3 8 6 Finding and Deleting Large Amounts of Data In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Disk Space Explorer module to obtain a rapid overvew of the space taken up on your hard disks in order to clean them up quickly and efficiently The capacity of modern hard disks and memory cards has increased tremendously over the last several years At the same time the needs of the user have also increased to the point where we still manage to completely fill up even the ne
134. ich checks whether there are any new updates for your AVG PC TuneUp 2015 3 6 Dashboard The Dashboard category displays the current status for the three most important function areas provided to you by AVG PC TuneUp 2015 In the event of warnings or recommendations you can use the appropriate button to immediately address the problem behind the warning or view the recommendations In the fourth area you can see whether the AVG Rescue Center protection is enabled so that you can undo any changes at any time Like v r Settings Help amp Support v m AVG PC TuneUp DASHBOARD OPTIMIZE CLEAN UP FIX PROBLEMS PERSONALIZE ALL FUNCTIONS 2 Maintenance PC Performance PC Health Rescue Center Not run yet 14 recommendations Problems found 9 Enabled found Scan Now 2 Show Details amp Fix Now Undo changes amp PC Mode Flight Mode Optimization Potential O on an B e T 100 Economy Standard Turbo 8 PC Performance We have 14 recommendations for increasing PC Scan Now performance 47 IE AVG Performance Maintenance The status in the Maintenance area shows how often your computer is maintained This takes into account whether Automatic Maintenance is carried out regularly with the most important maintenance tasks or whether you have manually run 1 Click Maintenance recently Under the status indicator is the Scan Now button If you click it 1 Click Mai
135. iles and emails when Turbo Mode is on Please note that turning off this function significantly slows down the search Turn off error reporting This setting ensures that no data will be gathered regarding errors and there will be no communication with Microsoft about crashed programs or other errors when Turbo Mode is on Turn off support for virtual machines This option is only available if your computer has software for virtual machines installed on it This setting turns off background functions for the use of virtual machines when Turbo Mode is on Step 6 Additional performance boost Every time Windows starts up it starts up services that are used rarely or never These services can occupy a large amount of the system s resources and slow down your PC To prevent these services from not working when you need them you should only turn them off temporarily for an added performance boost Turn off rarely used services This setting turns off services that are only needed in specific circumstances e g company networks or situations e g installation of new programs when Turbo Mode is on Turn off special encryption services When Turbo Mode is on this setting turns off services for logging onto a domain Turn off network communication services When Turbo Mode is on this setting turns off network communication services that are rarely used e g fax or peer to peer services Step 7 How long should Turbo Mode stay switched on
136. ill be displayed again Disable programs The Optimization Potential analyzes how many of your existing programs are using up your system s resources and recommends that you optimize these through AVG Program Deactivator or AVG StartUp Manager In doing so the Optimization Potential takes into account the fact that you have classified some of your programs as important despite their system load and that they should remain active Therefore this section of the graph is considered as optimized after a certain number of programs have been disabled 46 IE AVG Performance 3 5 Menu Bar In the menu bar you have access to the central settings dialog of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and to information about the program and individual modules The Settings Menu Clicking on Settings takes you to the central configuration dialog of AVG PC Tune Up 2015 Here you can adapt the program to your requirements apply maintenance settings and configure AVG Live Optimization AVG Turbo Mode the update check and many other modules of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 The Help amp Support Menu The Help amp Support menu provides you with access to this program help You can also click the link there and go to the AVG website directly The Info entry opens a window with detailed information on your version of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 This information can be useful if you need to contact technical support Clicking on Check for updates starts the AVG Update Wizard module wh
137. ily turn off unnecessary background programs or maintenance processes to give your computer a performance boost See also Turbo Mode Start 1 Click Maintenance Checks your system for optimization options and then allows you to implement these optimizations directly See also 1 Click Maintenance Configure Automatic maintenance Allows you to specify maintenance tasks that should be run automatically at regular intervals See also Changing Maintenance Settings Show system information Shows you important information about your hardware and software and the performance of your computer See also How to Show System Information Recommendations Increase performance Shows you recommendations for increasing your system performance by making modifications to hardware and software Internet settings and visual effects See also Increasing the Performance of Your Computer Fix problems 140 IE AVG Performance Shows you existing problems that have a negative impact on your system s health and suggests solutions for remedying these problems See also Fixing Problems Optimize system startup and shutdown Checks your computer for recommendations for accelerating system startup and shutdown e g disabling unnecessary startup programs See also Optimizing the System Windows Fix common problems Shows you a list of common Windows problems and allows you to easily remedy your problems See also How to Fix Common Problems Modify W
138. important data irrevocably precisely by installing such software Even if you install the application on a different drive deleted data is still at risk from temporary installation files Data recovery software like AVG Undelete should therefore always be installed and ready for use in advance This means you are always fully equipped to deal with an emergency situation should one occur 3 9 3 1 How to Search for Deleted Files Launch the AVG Undelete module by going to the Fix problems category in the Start Center and selecting the Restore deleted files entry from the Check system and fix problems area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Restore deleted files entry under Hard disk Select the drives you want to scan for deleted files Even if you want to recover a file on an external storage medium for example a USB flash drive this option mill still be displayed If you can no longer remember where the files were stored you can also browse all drives Restrict your search You can refine your search through the entry of search terms This is recommended if you can remember the name of the file or even just part of the name 100 IE AVG Performance Search tip Use the wildcards and When you enter search terms you can use wildcards These function in exactly the same way as in many standard search engines The use of wildcards when searching is u
139. in to any AVG MyAccount click the Status button with the text that says Connect and confirm by clicking Continue button in the small pop up dialog If you are already connected to some AVG MyAccount you have to log out first in order to connect to a different 25 AVG Performance one Click the Status button with your current AVG MyAccount name on it and confirm by clicking Log Out button in the small pop up dialog 2 Make sure that the Create a new Zen network pane on the left side of the newly opened subdialog is selected Please connect to a Zen Network Connect this PC to a Zen Network in one of the following w Create a new Zen Network Connect to an existing Zen Network Connect Or connect with an invitation code 3 Enter your login email and set your password check the Show password box below if you want to see hidden characters then click the Connect button 4 After a few seconds you will be connected to newly created network with administrator rights This means that you can add devices to your network remotely view AVG products installed on them and if necessary remove them from your network 2 3 6 How to install AVG products 1 AVG products can be easily installed via Zen To do so click a Category tile of your choice the tile will be gray indicating that you have no product from this category yet or perhaps half green which means that you already have a product from this category
140. indows settings Allows you to modify visual effects browser options the desktop the user logon and much more to your personal requirements See also Personalizing Options and Behaviors Modify Windows appearance Allows you to change the Windows user interface to your personal wishes and requirements See also Personalizing the Appearance of Windows Display and close running processes Allows you to view your running processes and open files and to exit or close these in the event of problems See also How to Manage Running Processes Mobile Devices Clean up iPhone iPad or iPod touch Allows you to connect an iOS device to your PC and clean it from unnecessary junk files in next to no time See also How to Clean up an iOS device AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Undo changes Allows you to reverse changes made with AVG PC TuneUp 2015 or to resort to Windows restore points 141 IE AVG Performance See also Undoing Changes Check for updates Checks whether new updates are available for your AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and installs them See also How to Check for Updates Show Optimization Report The optimization report shows you what AVG PC TuneUp 2015 has optimized on your computer to date See also How to Display the AVG Optimization Report Settings Allows you to customize AVG PC TuneUp 2015 to suit your needs apply maintenance settings and configure Live Optimization Turbo Mode and the updates check for AVG PC TuneUp 2015
141. ing file X In the first scan AVG Registry Cleaner determines that entry B is invalid because file X cannot be found Entry B is deleted during cleanup This in turn makes entry A invalid as it points to the now deleted entry B 1 Click Check again These two categories alone will be analyzed again 2 Click Finish to close the wizard Repeat the cleanup as often as required As soon as no new problems are found you can exit the module with the confidence that you have removed a great deal of junk from your system Functions for Advanced Users If you are sure that you want to exclude individual areas from cleanup or want to look at the entries in the registry or even edit them you will find the following functions useful Ignore Problems You can remove individual problems from the list so that they are not found by the analysis For this perform the following steps 1 Select a problem from the list of corresponding areas 2 In the Edit menu select Ignore problem You can also get to this function using the list entry context menu Include Ignored Problems Again If you no longer wish to ignore a problem you can add it back to the analysis For this perform the following steps 1 In the File menu select Ignored problems 2 Highlight it in the list and click Remove Show Entries in the Registry From the detailed problem list for an area you can go straight to the relevant entry in the registry for every problem 72
142. ing you to specify the modules protected by the AVG Rescue Center as well as the number of stored backups and frequency of their deletion For more information see Undoing changes 3 6 1 Maintaining System In this chapter you will find out how 1 Click Maintenance or Automatic Maintenance can help you to maintain an optimized system performance and a clean computer so that the system runs quickly and reliably 3 6 1 1 1 Click Maintenance 1 Click Maintenance is particularly suited to those users who would rather set the time for maintenance themselves and wish to monitor its progress The link for starting 1 Click Maintenance can be found in the status field of the Maintenance category in the Start Center After maintenance has been performed by 1 Click Maintenance further details on any problems found are also displayed By default 1 Click Maintenance performs the following tasks for you e Cleans your registry Over time the central Windows registry becomes filled with hundreds of superfluous entries These include references to non existent files backlogs of programs deleted long ago and faulty entries Your registry is cleaned making your Windows system fast and problem free e Defragments your registry Even after the registry has been cleaned as described above it is not automatically smaller because the disk space that is freed up is not released This feature compresses the registry by deleting these gaps e Removes broken
143. ion your drives will be checked for physical defects Storage space on drives is divided into so called sectors which are usually 512 bytes in size each In order to detect physical defects on a drive the thorough analysis checks the performance of each of these sectors The length of this analysis depends on several factors including the size of the drive and the degree of fragmentation You should allow at least 5 to 20 minutes The following table explains all possible steps Normal and thorough analysis Checking files and folders Every element in the file system is checked The program ensures that the NTFS and FAT structures of all files and folders are correct Indexes are references to folders in the NTFS file system If any of these indexes Checking indexes are damaged the associated folders will not be displayed in the file system NTFS only If any of your files or folders have suddenly disappeared there is a good chance that they will be recovered after repairing the file system Checking security Files and folders in the NTFS file system are usually protected by security descriptors descriptors that prevent access by unauthorized users During the analysis errors NTFS only in these descriptions are found and corrected Only thorough analysis 99 IE AVG Performance All sectors of the disk that currently contain files are checked This will ensure that Checking file data no read errors take place when
144. ion about these objects such as their name size date of last access location and much more The file systems used by Windows for hard drives USB flash drives memory cards such as those used by digital cameras and diskettes are called FAT and NTFS The newer of the two file systems NTFS allows you to save additional information such as access authorizations and is better suited for the size of modern disks than FAT Over time errors may occur in these complicated systems due to defects in the drives being used power outages or program crashes If these errors are not found and corrected quickly this can lead to error messages problems with programs and in the worst case total loss of important data AVG Disk Doctor performs a thorough analysis of your drives and their file systems If any errors are found during analysis they can be repaired automatically This is how you guard against data loss 3 9 2 1 How to Check your Hard Disk Launch the AVG Disk Doctor module by going to the Fix problems category in the Start Center and selecting the Check hard disk for errors entry from the Check system and fix problems area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Check for errors entry under Hard disk Select the drive to be checked by AVG Disk Doctor and click Next Select Normal analysis or Thorough analysis Because the Thorough analysis can take a long time for large d
145. ious reports and disable them with a click of the mouse 3 10 1 4 Administration User Logon General Windows XP Here you can choose between the Welcome screen and the logon prompt The default setting in Windows XP is the Welcome screen This shows a list of all available user names which can be selected with a mouse click Alternatively you can select the option Use the old logon dialog This brings up the secure logon prompt where you are required to enter your logon details manually You can also specify here additional settings concerning the behavior and appearance of the logon screen Windows Vista and Windows 7 You can adjust the behavior and appearance of your logon screen and the logon prompt here Click on the Adjust button to set individual options Automatic logon To skip logging on to the system a user can be logged onto the system automatically If you wish to do this select the Enable automatic logon option and enter your logon data in the placeholders below Under Security you specify whether or not logon can be skipped using the Shift key You can also have the system carry out a logon immediately after a logoff Messages Under Notification before logon you can set a predefined notification that is displayed to all users before logon for example a warning from the boss not to surf the Internet during office hours To do so first enable the Show message before logon option and then enter the title and actual t
146. is prohibited A flashing icon in the taskbar alerts you to the fact that other software is trying to communicate with you If this flashing should be retained the option Enable flashing taskbar buttons must be turned on Under Flashing speed you specify how rapidly the button on the taskbar should flash You have two options to choose from The first one lets a window button in the taskbar flash until it is clicked again The second option restricts flashing to a certain number specified by you The default setting is 7 Under General you can specify how long Windows should wait after your last key press before windows from other programs are allowed to appear again Button View Here you can specify whether and how windows should be represented by buttons on the taskbar Under Display you specify the desired maximum width of buttons in pixels The default value is 154 pixels If you deactivate the option Show animated buttons Windows will no longer animate the corresponding taskbar button when a window is opened This leaves more computing power available for other tasks Under Grouping you can specify whether and in which cases several windows of a program are to be represented by a shared button on the taskbar Minimized Windows Sometimes after the windows of a program have been minimized only the title bar remains which is then automatically positioned at the bottom of the screen Under Position and alignment you determine the exact t
147. it on the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Start Center next to the PC mode area What is the Optimization Potential The Optimization Potential uses a graph and associated notifications to show you how extensively you are already using the options of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 to increase performance and maintain the system and where there is still potential to optimize your system further The Optimization Potential shows you details of already the completed optimizations and the potential you have exploited moreover it also helps you to recognize the remaining unused potential and make use of it The Graph In the graph the blue sections on the left represent the modules you have used to make your optimization progress so far while the light gray sections on the right represent open optimization options A message is assigned to every section of the graph the messages under blue sections are purely informative notifying you about already completed optimizations The messages under gray sections representing the optimization potential that can still be exploited are more interactive allowing you to directly access problems and deal with them right away Messages Below the graph you can see the current messages about optimizations already completed and about untapped potential If you point your mouse cursor at any of the sections an appropriate message will be displayed In case of sections containing some unused potential some button like Scan Now Fix
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149. ivated with all the necessary maintenance tasks enabled or e AVG 1 Click Maintenance is carried out within 14 days of use with all the necessary maintenance tasks or e AVG Registry Cleaner and AVG Shortcut Cleaner are run within 14 days and Temporary files are deleted within 14 days of use To delete Temporary files open the Clean Up category in the Start Center Here open the Clean Up Windows and Programs dialog in the Gain disk space and delete usage data area Then check all boxes in the Temporary Windows files section and click the Clean Up button Live Optimization For this section to be considered as optimized the two Live Optimization options should be enabled These two options have the same weighting PC Performance Please note that you must answer the questions on your profile in order to receive appropriate recommendations for your system For this section to be considered as optimized the following condition must be fulfilled e You have either accepted or hidden all recommendations Recommendations that you have hidden for 30 days will cause the status to be reclassified when this period expires and the recommendation will be displayed again PC Health For this section to be considered as optimized the following condition must be fulfilled e You have either fixed or hidden all problems Problems that you have hidden for 30 days will cause the status to be reclassified when this period expires and the problem w
150. king Finish 3 11 3 Displaying the AVG Optimization Report In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Optimization Report to keep a constant overview of the extent to which you have optimized your computer to date with AVG PC TuneUp 2015 The AVG optimization report summarizes all of the optimization steps already performed by AVG PC TuneUp 2015 This report is particularly relevant if you use the numerous automatic background optimizations of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Here you can check at any time to what extent AVG PC TuneUp 2015 has optimized your computer so far 3 11 3 1 How to Display the AVG Optimization Report Display the AVG optimization report by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting Display optimization report under AVG PC TuneUp 2015 This opens a clear summary of the optimizations already performed with AVG PC TuneUp 2015 and the benefits that these have provided If you hold your cursor over an optimization a small information window opens that displays details on the benefit of the optimization or details on the individual optimizations You can display this optimization report for the last seven days the last 30 days or for the entire period since installation To do so simply switch to the relevant tabs 3 12 Rating Function for Programs You can turn on the useful Rating function for programs in the AVG Program Deactivator AVG StartUp Manager and AVG Uninstall Manager modules It show
151. lays the list of issues sorted out by product category For AVG AntiVirus for Mac you can use the Fix Now button to turn on previously deactivated realtime protection 31 IE AVG Performance 2 4 FAQ and Support User support for AVG Zen is easily accessible at any time via the SUPPORT category tile LM A05993BD mn Visit GR AVG a Knowledge Remove support da Community Base a virus Visit Support Learn amp Share Remove Virus The new dialog you open contains browser links to the most common support resources CATEGORY NAME NAME BUTTON TEXT TEXT DESCRIPTION i This page gives you access to professional AVG user support You Visit support Visit Support can ask questions regarding licenses installation viruses and specific product features AVG Forums are a great way to get advice from other AVG user but you AVG Community Learn amp Share can also give a piece of advice yourself Feel free to share your knowledge in this community of AVG customers Some questions about AVG products are more frequent than the others On this page you will find Knowledge Base Get Answers answers to the most common ones Feel free to try it perhaps the solution to your problem awaits you right there 32 IE ava Performance CATEGORY NAME BUTTON TEXT DESCRIPTION AVG offers a number of free software 4 ols able to remove a specific virus Remove a virus Remove virus to p from your computer You
152. lease restart your computer you can click the Restart now button Right afterwards your computer will be restarted in order to activate the Firewall component 2 2 4 Status button zentest2 seznam cz This button displays your current 10de As Zen network admini you will usually see your MyAccount email that you have used to connect to the network After clicking this button a list of additional actions is shown Actions available depend on the that you are currently using As single user e Connect allows you to k or to e Visit AVG MyAccount starts your browser and opens the website allowing you to login to your AVG MyAccount As connected user e Log in as Admin click to gain rights allowing you to view and manage this Zen network login is required e Leave This Network click to confirmation is required Tell Me More displays an informative dialog about the Zen network that you are currently connected to and its administrator Visit AVG MyAccount starts your browser and opens the website allowing you to login to your AVG MyAccount As administrator Log out as Admin click to lose your administrator rights and become a within the same Zen network e Visit AVG MyAccount starts your browser and opens the website allowing you to login to your AVG MyAccount What is AVG MyAccount AVG MyAccount is a free web based cloud service from AVG that enables you to view your register
153. led up varies from program to program None of these programs merely deletes the files from the hard disk they also remove all desktop icons the entries in the Start Menu and the entries in the registry Follow the instructions for the uninstallation procedure to complete the process If you do not want to uninstall a program and you wish to be sure that it does not appear in this list in the future select Remove entry from the context menu of an entry You will then no longer be able to uninstall the program using AVG Uninstall Manager Note that this does not uninstall the program 3 7 1 4 Configuring Live Optimization In this chapter you will find out how and why you can increase the performance of your computer by turning on AVG Live Optimization AVG Live Optimization consists of two intelligent optimization methods that monitor the load your computer is under in real time and can thereby intervene if necessary to avoid sudden drops in performance Both optimization methods work to accelerate performance one increases the computer s response rate the other the speed at which programs start up but only when necessary This is done by intelligently prioritizing the programs that are running If your computer is already working at near full capacity and you start a program this program will start more rapidly if it is briefly assigned a higher priority And if a background program suddenly gets carried away and requires a particularly
154. lled AVG Internet Security user interface is opened if you are as vewing a remote device with AVG Internet Security installed opens a dialog containing a brief overview of AVG Internet Security state on remote device This dialog allows you to carry out several remote actions like running a scan the Scan Now button or performing an update the Update button Other remote actions like turning on previously disabled protection components can be accessed by clicking the Show details button which opens the for currently selected device PERFORMANCE AVG PC TuneUp with this application you can restore the full performance capabilities of your operating system games and programs AVG PC TuneUp can also automatically run important maintenance tasks such as cleaning up your hard disk and registry for you or you can run them yourself manually AVG PC TuneUp will quickly recognizes whether there are any problems on your system and offers simple solutions You can also use AVG PC 10 SE AVG Performance TuneUp to customize the appearance of your Windows system to your personal requirements Overview of states e if AVG PC TuneUp is not installed this tile remains gray and the text below says Not tuned up but you can click it to simply install this AVG application if there are too many problems to pay attention to like when the whole AVG PC TuneUp is disabled the circle inside this tile is displayed in red
155. lso two special categories e All Duplicates the global category containing all duplicates found e Selected contains the duplicates that you have selected for removal see below It is only displayed in case you have previously selected something Switch between category views by clicking their names in the column on the right You can also use the roll down menu to sort files in each category by size by name etc in ascending or descending order In case of some files images for example a small preview is available helping you to decide what to do with them A folder is considered to be duplicate in case it solely contains duplicate files If only some files in a folder are identical these files wil be shown in a respective category Pictures Music etc but the folder as whole won t be shown in the scanning results dialog Also a folder won t be marked as duplicate if the duplicate files it contains are set to be ignored 4 Choose the files or folders that you want to remove It s very easy just check the boxes next to their names in the right part of the dialog Also you can make use of the Auto Select All button located in the lower part of the dialog to the left from the Remove selected button Clicking it triggers a new roll down menu offering you either to Keep the oldest copies or to Keep the newest copies Using one of these options automatically selects for removal all copies of every duplicate fil
156. lues are given in pixels Tip Try out your new settings on the Test icon Under Hover effect you can change the movement tolerance and the hover time of the mouse cursor for the display of the hover effect This takes effect as soon as the cursor hovers over an item for a certain length of time Tip You can also try out the setting on a Test icon It lights up as soon as the mouse pointer is placed over it Active Window Tracking Here you can enable a little known Windows function that could change the way you work with windows completely Active Window Tracking If you enable this feature all you need to do is move the mouse pointer over an inactive window to activate it so that you can work with that program You then no longer need to click on a window in order to enable it You can turn on the option in the Foreground section in order to pull the active window immediately to the top Keyboard Under Flashing cursor you can set how the cursor flashes at the point at which data is to be input e g ina word processing program Tip Look in the small preview to the right of your current settings to see the changes made Use the slide control to specify the frequency of flashing If desired you can also set the cursor width to your liking and enter a value in pixels Modern keyboards are made with a special Windows key with the Windows logo printed on it This key is used to open the Windows Start menu and it can also be used
157. ly In Windows Vista and Windows 7 you can also decide whether a checkbox should be displayed for selecting elements allowing multiple files and folders to be selected with the mouse without the need to use the Ctrl or Shift keys Advanced Here you can set what elements are to be displayed on the Desktop and under Computer or My Computer in Windows XP You can easily hide entire drives and specify how the address bar in Explorer Internet Explorer and the Run dialog should behave 3 10 1 2 Usage Input Options Mouse Functions Under Swap mouse buttons you can swap the left and right mouse button You would then click with the right hand button and open the context menu with the left hand button Many mice now come with a scroll wheel In accordance with Microsoft Intellimouse and similar models you can specify under Scroll wheel what should happen when this wheel is used The standard setting is scroll by 3 lines You can change the number of lines increase the scrolling setting to a full screen page or turn it off completely 110 IE AVG Performance Under Set pointer automatically you can specify that the cursor automatically moves to the highlighted button when a dialog box opens so that you can click this button right away Mouse Sensitivity Under Double clicking and dragging you can specify how much you can move the mouse when double clicking and how far you have to move the mouse to start dragging an object The va
158. ly how you want Click on a boot screen This is automatically opened with AVG Styler and added to the list 126 IE AVG Performance Adding Boot Screens from a File In the top left click Add under Boot screens Select Load boot screen from a file An Explorer window opens and you can select any given file on your computer The following formats are supported ee The individual format of AVG Styler Stardock Bootskin BOOTSKIN The format of many boot screens on websites such as www wincustomize com BMP PNG GIF JPG If you select an image in one of these formats the Create Images JPEG boot screen dialog is automatically called up with this ne image allowing you to make additional adjustments The system core of Windows XP in which a boot screen MOSK ene files EE was incorporated AVG Styler Select a new boot screen and give it a name under which it will appear in the list of AVG Styler You can also enter the name of an author The newy added boot screen now appears in the list You can add additional boot screens Creating your Own Boot Screen Under Boot screens click Create new A wizard appears with which you can search for and adapt an image You can select an image on your computer or on an external storage device You also have the option of first transferring an image from a camera or scanner or starting a Google image search directly from AVG Styler In both cases you save the required
159. mplete If however the analysis determines that the degree of fragmentation is very low defragmentation will not be carried out for these three options because AVG Drive Defrag deems it unnecessary Wait for result and then decide We recommend this option for you Once analysis is complete you decide for each hard disk whether you would like to run a fast or thorough defragmentation You can also decide here to go without defragmentation Automatically as recommended AVG Drive Defrag makes the decision for you and defragments each hard disk as soon as the analysis is complete using the mode suited to the degree of fragmentation Automatically thorough You optimize your hard disk performance down to the last detail even if this lasts a bit longer regardless of the analysis result Automatically fast You would like to save time and defragment each hard disk particularly quickly regardless of the degree of fragmentation If you have selected the Wait for result and then decide option you will see a dialog where you can select how each hard disk should be defragmented For all other options you don t need to do anything else as defragmentation will run automatically after the analysis Select a hard disk in the top area and select a defragmentation mode AVG Drive Defrag determines the relationship between speed and the benefits to be gained and provides you with a recommendation based on this Decide whether the computer sho
160. n Connection to external devices Synchronization with mobile devices This setting will prevent synchronization of addresses emails music files etc with your cell phone or portable media player and the related program will not start automatically when the device is connected while Economy Mode is on 39 IE AVG Performance Support for digital cameras and scanners This setting means that you cannot import images from your digital camera or scan images when Economy Mode is on Services The operating system performs many more tasks than most users are aware of Many programs and services run permanently in the background although they are not strictly necessary and use energy needlessly If you never use some of these functions you can disable them and permanently reduce your computer s energy consumption Background functions Network sharing of media library This setting ensures that other network devices cannot access your images videos or music in the media library when Economy Mode is on However Economy Mode does not affect the share of folders in the network Quick search using index creation This setting ensures that Windows does not create an index of your files and emails when Economy Mode is on Turning off this setting slows down any searches significantly Error Reporting This setting ensures that no data will be gathered regarding errors and there will be no communication with Microsoft about crashed programs o
161. n you switch to the Economy Mode and when it can be useful to do so You will also receive instructions on how to turn on and configure the Economy Mode What is the Economy Mode The Economy Mode is an intelligent module of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 for saving energy The Economy Mode provides immediate energy saving whenever you need it When you switch your computer to Economy Mode it reduces the energy used by hardware and the tasks programs and features that are running in the background and not strictly necessary They are turned off which can reduce energy consumption and electricity costs considerably When Should I Switch to Economy Mode Using the Economy Mode you can considerably reduce the energy consumption of your desktop PC or extend the battery life of your laptop if there is no power socket available Note however that when you switch to Economy Mode some functionalities are switched off and will not be available again until you turn off Economy Mode How Can I Tell How Much Energy Has Been Saved in Economy Mode 37 IE AVG Performance The Economy Mode Configuration Wizard uses a traffic light system to show you how much energy you are actually saving with your settings If the bar to the right of the total saving is green your energy savings are high A yellow bar represents moderate energy savings and a red bar represents low energy savings The actual level of energy savings in the Services area for example can
162. neUp 2015 Start Center Here you can address the problems or recommendations directly PC Modes The AVG PC Tune Up 2015 Gadget also allows you to turn on the various PC Modes with its three buttons It also shows you which of the three PC Modes is currently enabled at all times So you can see that the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget is on the one hand a constant source of information about the status of your computer In addition it offers practical direct access to the Start Center of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 How to Display the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget You can display the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget on your desktop at any time In Windows Vista proceed as follows 1 Open the Accessories folder under All Programs in the Windows Start menu 2 Then click on Windows Sidebar A list of all the gadgets installed on your computer is shown 3 Activate the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 gadget by double clicking on it In Windows 7 proceed as follows 1 Right click on a free space on the desktop and select Gadget from the context menu 2 Select AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget and enable it with a double click 146 IE AVG Performance 3 14 AVG PC TuneUp 2015 in Taskbar Notification Area The notification area is the area on the right hand side of the Windows taskbar This displays for example the time status icons or program shortcuts AVG PC TuneUp 2015 has a notification area icon that shows you the current status of your system and provides an entry
163. ng on your computer and no programs are required in the background This way Automatic Maintenance will never interrupt your work If you select this option following the number of days specified by you maintenance will be attempted as soon as your computer is in idle mode Three days is selected by default If after a period of a week it was not possible to perform full maintenance because your computer was not in idle mode for long enough then if you enable this option maintenance will be carried out anyway This prevents your computer from not being maintained over a long period of time If you choose scheduled maintenance the procedure is similar If your computer is not switched on at the time of scheduled maintenance Automatic Maintenance is performed 5 minutes after you next start your PC This option can also be disabled If you work with a portable computer you can also specify in addition to the other options that you don t want maintenance to be performed when the computer is running off the battery so as not to reduce the battery life unnecessarily This option is enabled by default 3 6 1 3 Changing Maintenance Settings In the Start Center click click on the gear wheel button in the Maintenance area of the Dashboard category The central AVG PC TuneUp 2015 configuration dialog opens with an area for Automatic Maintenance and one for 1 Click Maintenance Configure your settings here 50 IE AVG Performance
164. ntenance will be carried out with the default AVG PC TuneUp 2015 settings or the changes to the maintenance settings made by you When you click on the gear wheel button next to the Scan Now button the central configuration dialog opens where you can specify the maintenance tasks that should be carried out by Automatic Maintenance and 1 Click Maintenance You can also specify when Automatic Maintenance should be carried out For more information see Maintaining system PC Performance The status field in the PC performance area shows whether AVG PC TuneUp 2015 has detected options for increasing the performance of your computer For example you may receive recommendations for increasing the speed of your Internet uninstalling programs that haven t been used for a while or upgrading your hardware However in order to get the most out of performance recommendations that are personalized to your requirements you must first answer some questions regarding your usage profile To do trigger this dialog click the Scan Now button or if you re not running the PC performance test for the first time use the gear wheel button next to the Scan Now button If there are recommendations you can view these by clicking Show details or the link to the recommendations Each recommendation has a detailed description and you can apply most recommendations with just a click of the mouse You can also hide individual recommendations Once all recommendations h
165. nternet Security on remote device All antivirus applications should be always PROTECTION AVG kept up to date in order to ensure the maximum level of protection nemet Security e Show details button this button is only available if there are pressing issues that require your attention Clicking it opens the Messages dialog for currently selected device This dialog displays the list of issues sorted out by product category Some of them can be solved straight away by clicking the Fix Now button In AVG Internet Security you can e g turn on previously disabled protection components 30 DEVICE TYPE CATEGORY TILE Android PERFORMANCE AVG PC TuneUp PROTECTION AVG AntiVirus PROTECTION AVG AntiVirus IE ava Performance AVAILABLE REMOTE ACTIONS e Run Maintenance button clicking it starts the system maintenance a set of various tasks designated to clean the system on remote device speed it up and optimize its performance Click here to learn more about using the AVG PC TuneUp as a system maintenance tool e Update button clicking it starts the update process of AVG PC TuneUp on remote device It is very important to keep the AVG PC TuneUp up to date since its individual features are continually expanded or adapted to suit the latest technology and errors are fixed Click here to learn more about updates in AVG PC TuneUp e Show details button this button is only available if there a
166. nternet access protected shares etc However hackers may be able to access and misuse these passwords You can therefore disable the automatic saving of passwords here Internet Time Here you can set the clock on your computer to be synchronized regularly with an atomic clock over the Internet to ensure your computer always shows the correct time The following option must be enabled first Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server The Available time servers section lists some popular reference clocks If you know other servers you can enter their online addresses into the list by clicking Add Internet Here you can determine how an existing dial up connection should be handled when a user logs off and you can deactivate the integrated Windows Firewall In Windows XP you can also click the Settings button in order to set various advanced options for your Internet connection Internet Explorer 114 IE AVG Performance Explorer Bars Here you can set how the toolbars in Internet Explorer should behave For example you can have the search bar always perform searches using Google and change settings for the Autocomplete feature in the address bar View In the Title bar section enter the text you would like to be displayed in the Internet Explorer title bar Favorites Here you can show and hide favorites folders and their contents andthereby hide unwanted folders Please note that the contents of the favorit
167. nutes Choose when you want to perform the optimization The module shows you the analysis results If there is potential for optimization you can find out here by how many percent and how many kilobytes the size of the registry can be reduced AVG Registry Defrag cannot rewrite the registry when it is running but only immediately after Windows has started up Now choose whether you would like to restart the computer now or whether you would prefer to allow the optimization to run automatically next time Windows starts up Please note that optimization can take several minutes If you immediately decide against the optimization or were only interested in the analysis results from the outset you can exit the program by clicking Cancel 3 7 2 3 Optimizing System Startup and Shutdown In this chapter you will find out how to optimize the startup and shutdown of your computer in next to no time Here you receive recommendations for disabling unnecessary startup programs These recommendations help to optimize system startup and shutdown For example common startup services that are not needed immediately after system startup are simply scheduled to start up at a later time This still ensures that you will not lose these functions but they no longer delay system startup unnecessarily The waiting time for services to shut down is also reduced Services will therefore close faster when shutting down and the shutdown procedure itself will be faste
168. o in Windows XP the colorful Windows interface is disabled whereas in newer Windows transparency effects and thumbnails of windows in the taskbar are disabled 40 IE AVG Performance Desktop background Slideshow This setting stops the slideshow for the desktop background when Economy Mode is on 3 2 2 Standard Mode The Standard Mode is turned on by default if you have not switched to either the Economy Mode or the Turbo Mode In Standard Mode all functions of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 are available without restriction 3 2 3 Turbo Mode In this chapter you will learn what exactly happens when you switch to the Turbo Mode and when it can be useful to do so You will also receive instructions on how to turn on and configure the Turbo Mode What is the Turbo Mode The Turbo Mode provides an immediate performance boost whenever you need it When you put your computer into Turbo Mode an analysis is performed to see which of those programs and functions currently running in the background are not strictly necessary These programs are stopped or slowed down allowing the additional processing power gained to be used exclusively by the programs you are actually running How Does the Turbo Mode Work The following graphics illustrate the internal workings of your PC with the programs that you are currently using green and those running in the background blue Here you can see how your PC is assisted as soon as you enable Tu
169. og of your AVG the Turbo Mode item Simply check or uncheck the appropriate boxes and click Apply In the Turbo Mode Configuration Wizard set up your own Turbo Mode in six easy steps simply select which tasks programs and functions can be disabled temporarily to give a performance boost while Turbo Mode is enabled The more you allow to be switched off the better the gain in performance will be You can always temporarily turn off all functions and tasks suggested here None of your software features for Internet security or virus protection will be turned off Step 1 Postpone automatic maintenance tasks until later Maintenance measures that start automatically in the background are important for the maintenance of your computer but are not usually urgent They can be carried out at a later date to free up the resources needed for 42 IE AVG Performance your programs Postpone scheduled defragmentation This will prevent the scheduled hard disk defragmentation by Microsoft or other well known manufacturers from starting when Turbo Mode is on Postpone scheduled maintenance tasks This will prevent automatic maintenance tasks and scheduled tasks for Microsoft and other manufacturers from being carried out when Turbo Mode is on This includes AVG Automatic Maintenance and the automatic creation of backups Postpone automatic updates If you select this option you will be notified that program updates are available but thes
170. ompt Here entry opens the command prompt at the desired location You can execute DOS commands via the command prompt Under Files and folders you can specify what commands are to be shown in the context menus of files and folders Here the four commands Send To Move To Folder Copy To Folder and Encrypt Decrypt can 108 IE AVG Performance be displayed The checkbox is active for commands that are already enabled Selecting Default settings restores the Windows default settings Menu New Here you can select which file types should be shown in the New submenu of the context menu for the desktop Explorer and the Save dialog Use the checkboxes to set which file types should be displayed Select Remove to remove a selected entry from the list completely Select Add to include other file types in the list Under Options you can specify whether the New menu should appear in the context menu of the desktop and the free area of folder windows Opening Files Here you can select how Windows should proceed when opening files with unknown extensions Under Default application you can specify that either the Open with dialog is displayed or that a file is automatically accessed with a certain program for example with Notepad To do so write the executable file name of the desired program i e notepad exe in the field Alternatively select a program via Edit Advanced Here you can specify whether a new shortcut should be autom
171. omy Mode by clicking on Settings in the menu bar of the Start Center selecting the Economy Mode area and clicking the Open Configuration Wizard button located there Alternatively open the window for configuring AVG Economy Mode by going to the AVG Start Center selecting the Optimize category and clicking the Configure Economy Mode link in the Reduce system load area Please note that if the Economy Mode is already switched on you dont have to run the Wizard again You can alter Economy Mode settings directly in central configuration dialog of your AVG the Economy Mode item Simply check or uncheck the appropriate boxes and click Apply Now prepare your own Economy Mode by selecting which hardware components services and features may be temporarily turned off in order to save energy when Economy Mode is turned on The more you authorize to be turned off the more apparent the energy saving will be 38 IE AVG Performance General Settings Here you can specify whether configuration functions should also be offered that reduce the performance of the system and turn off visual effects You can also decide whether Economy Mode should remain turned on when the computer is restarted Screen Your computer s screen may use more energy even than hardware components such as the hard disk or the processor for example Reducing the screen brightness or turning off the screen after a short time if you are not using the computer will reduc
172. on We therefore recommend that you perform the full scan Additional Functions in AVG Registry Cleaner Main Menu Displaying Details and Excluding Problems from the Cleanup If you click through the various areas in the left column you will see a detailed Explanation in the top part of the window describing how problems can occur in the area in question If problems are found in an area a list of the individual problems also appears with further information Select an entry in the list in order to display a more extensive analysis of the problem Here you can also exclude certain problems from the cleanup by unchecking the relevant checkboxes If descriptions of the problems are not visible click Details in the toolbar Running the Cleanup To start cleanup from the main window of AVG Registry Cleaner click Start cleaning If you have excluded problems from the cleanup these will not be fixed If after the cleanup has finished the Check again button appears find out more information here 71 IE AVG Performance Check Again Sometimes the Check again button appears and the wizard recommends that you check your system again This always happens if new entries in the registry have been made invalid by the cleanup This is not an error in the module but a chain reaction that can occur primarily in the Program components and File types areas Example In the registry entry A points to entry B which in turn points to the miss
173. on screen now appears in the list Restoring the default If you no longer want to use your new logon screen you can naturally restore the default Windows screen at any time Click on the Restore Defaults button The default logon screen is then automatically selected from the list and a preview opens Click Apply to apply it Select the desired logon screen from the list to preview it Click Apply Most welcome screens are in English but not all For this reason your system may greet you in a different language the next time you start your computer after installing a new screen Then instead of Click your user name to log on the screen might read Klicken Sie auf Ihren Benutzernamen um sich anzumelden for example In this case you may be asked if you want to use the texts in the selected logon screen or if you want to use the texts from the default logon screen in your system language AVG Styler applies the new logon screen You can test the logon screen by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Del 131 IE AVG Performance 3 10 2 6 System Elements In this category you can swap typical Windows icons for new ones Here s how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area In the navigation bar in the left window area click under Icons on System elements AVG S
174. onfirm your entry AVG Undelete now restores the selected files to the location specified You can also exit the dialog at any time by pressing Cancel Was the recovery successful As soon as restoration has finished you can try to open the file If this works the file was successfully restored If this doesn t work the file had probably already been overwritten by another file If you now wish to use another program to recover deleted files so as to be sure that you have tried everything we strongly urge you not to install this on the same hard disk as the file was stored on 3 9 4 Managing Running Processes In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Process Manager module to monitor and manage running processes system capacity and open files and why it is important to do so AVG Process Manager gives you constant control over the programs and processes that are running on your system and allows you to monitor your system activity You can find out how much memory is being used by which processes view numerous details and terminate unwanted processes with a single mouse click The module also offers real time graphs for processor and memory usage and provides up to date information on what your computer is doing at any given time 3 9 4 1 How to Manage Running Processes Launch the AVG Process Manager module by going to the Fix problems category in the Start Center and selecting Display and close running proc
175. onse rate option is enabled Here you can see how the load on your PC is reduced 66 IE AVG Performance In addition to those programs that you are currently using green many others are also running in the background that are really not that important for your work blue If such background processes suddenly start to require a great deal of processing power they are assigned a lower priority so that your other programs can continue to run smoothly Speed up the startup of my programs This optimization method intervenes if you start up a program manually when the computer is already under heavy load For a short period immediately after the program has started processing power is temporarily redistributed giving the program in question a separate performance boost This boost is achieved by temporarily prioritizing the program in question The following pictures represent the inside of your computer before and after the Accelerate program startups option is enabled Here you can see how a newly started program receives a particular performance boost For a short period immediately after the program is started orange the processing power of the computer is temporarily redistributed giving the program in question a separate performance boost This boost is achieved by temporarily prioritizing the program in question No other programs green and blue are affected How do I know when Live Optimization was enabled The gr
176. or in Stardock LogonStudio format LOGONXP Select a new logon screen and give it a name under which it should appear in the AVG Styler list You can also enter the name of an author The newly added logon screen now appears in the list You can add additional logon screens 130 IE AVG Performance Creating your Own Logon Screen Please note that this feature is not available in Windows XP Under Logon screens click Create new A wizard appears with which you can search for and adapt an image You can select an image on your computer or on an external storage device You also have the option of first transferring an image from a camera or scanner or starting a Google image search directly from AVG Styler In both cases you save the required image to a location that you can easily find again and click on Search local drives to load the saved image Please note that images found using the Google image search may be protected by copyright You must only use those images that are not protected by copyright Optimizing the appearance of your new image Please note that the available alignment options are only effective if the image is not yet the correct size for a logon screen 640 x 480 pixels Under Background you can specify the color to be used for areas not covered by your image Save the new logon screen to the AVG Styler list under a name of your choosing You can also enter the name of an author The newly added log
177. or suspicious and known scam websites Under Integrated Windows authentication you can enable the Disable integrated Windows authentication option to ensure that Internet Explorer no longer automatically attempts to log on to websites using Windows authentication Windows Media Player Here you can configure your privacy settings for Windows Media Player Windows Media Player communicates frequently with the Internet Under Settings you can specify that neither the list of recently played media files nor information about playback media or music files should be saved Click Highest security to turn all options on in one go Click Advanced to proceed to the data protection settings for Windows Media Player Here you can block script commands from running prevent the automatic purchase of licenses disable the automatic download of codecs and block Internet sites from identifying the player Advanced Here you can make additional privacy settings 119 IE AVG Performance Under Page file you can click Go to Memory management to specify that the Windows page file should be deleted automatically when the system shuts down Under Internet time you can disable the automatic synchronization of the Windows system clock with an Internet reference clock Under Error reporting you can specify whether Windows should send an error report with your system configuration to Microsoft following a crash Use the Error reporting button to open the var
178. ork link next to the lower edge of the dialog Click it Note that there is no such link in settings for the device that you are currently using This device is considered to 28 SE ava Performance the core of your network and can therefore not be removed 4 Now you have to confirm that you really want to remove this device from the Zen network To do so click the Remove button 5 The device will be permanently removed after a few seconds You will no longer be able to manage AVG products on it removed device will also disappear from the Devices ribbon in your User Interface 2 3 9 How to view and or manage AVG products If you want to view and manage your own device In fact all you have to do is to click an appropriate Category tile This opens AVG product s user interface allowing you to explore and configure as much as you wish For example clicking the PROTECTION tile opens AVG Internet Security user interface etc If a category consists of more than one product you will have to click its tile and then select an appropriate sub tile like AVG PrivacyFix under PRIVACY amp IDENTITY category AVG products viewable and manageable via Zen are in detail described in the other part of this documentation or even in separate user guides Feel free to download these manuals from the AVG website In case there are any pressing issues that require your attention you may also click the Messages button The newly opene
179. ormance Shown here are all facts on processor usage physical memory and the size of the page file This information is displayed in three real time graphs Drives For each drive here you are shown information on use of storage space and hardware You can also find information about how your drives are organized under File system I O Devices This lists all the important ports the installed printers and the audio devices Communication When a dial up connection is open two real time graphs show how much data is being sent and received in kilobytes per second System Devices Information on the processor and BIOS memory is displayed here Click the link Processor details to view detailed information on the features of your processor 3 10 Personalize Using the Personalize category you can specifically configure how your Windows should look and function thereby personalizing your computer Under Frequently used settings you will find the elements and areas of Windows that you often personalize and you can open these with a simple click All modifications to your system will be monitored by AVG Rescue Center and can be undone if necessary 105 AVG Performance Like v r Settings Help amp Supporty x AVG PC TuneUp DASHBOARD OPTIMIZE CLEAN UP FIX PROBLEMS PERSONALIZE ALL FUNCTIONS Modify Windows settings Change Windows appearance Oo Personalize options and behaviors oO Personalize the appearance of Windows
180. ost space Double click on a folder to move a level deeper and to show the contents of the folder e File Types Overview and file types By default a practical overview of your file types opens showing you at a glance which ones take up the most disk space The top edge of the window displays buttons for Images Documents Compressed files Music files Video files and Other Click on one of these buttons or on the respective entry in the overview to display all files of the respective file type Advanced Which file extensions are included Each file type category includes files with many different file extensions Images for example includes the file extensions omp jpg gif tif and png The exact list of file extensions included is adapted to suit your system automatically by AVG Disk Space Explorer Click Advanced on the top right of your window to display this list You can customize this easily by unchecking the checkbox The Other category shows you all other files that do not belong to any of the other file types This is where the list of extensions displayed after clicking Advanced is particularly helpful as you can 88 IE AVG Performance configure which files should be shown in the list shown below In the context menu displayed after right clicking on the list of file extensions you can quickly select everything or reverse the current selection Explore your own hard drive and use the available vi
181. ou can also see whether the realtime protection is active or turned off As network administrator you are also allowed to update AVG AntiVirus on remote device the Update button or to turn on previously deactivated realtime protection via Messages dialog that can be accessed by clicking the Show details button Read more about viewing and managing remote devices PERFORMANCE Clicking this tile shows you performance related data i e data about the two components of AVG Cleaner Disk Cleaner and Duplicate Finder You can see when the testing with these performance features last took place and with what results You might want to check the following related topics e How to connect your Mac to existing Zen network e How to view and or manage AVG products 2 2 2 Devices ribbon This part of AVG Zen user interface displays all devices available in your Zen network If you are a single user or you are only connected to someone s Zen network you will only see one device your current one However as network administrator you may even have so many devices to view that you might need to use the arrow buttons to cycle through them all Select the device that you want to view by clicking its tile You will see the Categories section changing appropriately displaying the state of AVG products on chosen device You may also notice a number in orange circle appearing in the upper right corner of some tiles Tis means that the
182. ou can switch the warnings off here Advanced Under Screensaver password prompt you can specify how long the screensaver has to be running before the password protection is activated if this option is enabled The default value is 5 seconds 124 IE AVG Performance 3 10 1 5 Wizards In this category you will find the Copy settings wizard lt copies your settings to other user accounts and to the Windows logon screen Copy settings You can use AVG System Control to make a number of settings by which to change the appearance and the behavior of the system to suit your requirements However these settings are only normally valid for your current user account Use the Copy Settings wizard to copy your settings to other user accounts and to the Windows logon screen The wizard shows you a list of settings that can be copied Make your selection and click Next Now you can choose where the selected settings should be copied to A possible target depending on the selected settings is the logon screen If you have several users set up all other users are also shown as possible destinations Select the destinations you want and click Next to start the copy process After successfully completing the copy process close the wizard by clicking Finish 3 10 2 Personalizing the Appearance of Windows The following chapters explain how you can personalize the appearance of Windows with the AVG Styler module Please note that the
183. ou can use the Highlight with color option to specify which color should be used to highlight the tab currently active in the browser Click on the Change button to change the color used to highlight the top and bottom borders of the active tab 116 IE AVG Performance Performance Here you can enable the pipelining feature of Mozilla Firefox Pipelining is an experimental function through which the web browser sends multiple download requests to a web server over a single connection This is not supported by all web servers Opera Title Bar Here you can configure the settings for displaying the Opera title and logo Under Window title enter in the Title field the text you want to appear in Opera s title bar If you leave the field empty and click on Accept or OK the field is automatically filled with the default entry Opera In the Opera icon section in place of the red O opera icon you can select a different icon from your hard disk The selected icon is then displayed in the Windows taskbar and in the Opera window If the icon file you select is valid the icon is displayed immediately If the icon file you select is invalid the standard Opera icon is reinstated Operation This is where you can make changes regarding the usage of Opera Under Autocomplete for web addresses you can specify that addresses will be automatically completed in the address bar i e Internet addresses appear automatically in the address bar aft
184. ou cannot of course simply accept the recommendations concerning your hardware but can only hide them Hiding and Showing Recommendations If you do not want to accept a recommendation click Hide recommendation Now you can select whether you want to hide it permanently or only for 30 days The number of hidden recommendations is always displayed in the taskbar on the right By clicking on the number displayed you can easily show these recommendations again Changing a Profile Selecting Change profile on the top right takes you to the profile which shows the basis for your optimization recommendations 3 6 2 1 Profile The first time you use AVG PC TuneUp 2015 you are prompted to complete a profile so that it can provide you with tailored recommendations for increasing performance This profile contains the following questions How is your Computer Usually Connected to the Internet Select the type of connection from the list so that your network Internet and browser settings for example packet sizes can be adapted as best as possible to your Internet connection What Criteria Should be Used to Optimize Visual Effects If you select Maximum performance irrespective of display quality all effects and the colorful Luna theme Windows XP or the Aero glass theme newer Windows are turned off This is highly recommended especially for slower computers because the display of these sophisticated interfaces really eats up resources
185. oving the files these entries become invalid Many programs create files to temporarily store data that should normally be Temporary program files deleted by the program after its tasks are complete These files can always be deleted Many programs write log files that can be used to analyze their behavior This can be helpful for example when trying to solve problems Any log files that you do not plan on evaluating can be deleted Reports and logs from programs Thumbnails of images are used by various programs to provide a quick preview You can clean up the thumbnails caches of programs and screenshots captured images of your computer screen or open application windows that you no longer need to gain disk space Unnecessary program files Many programs automatically create backups of your files Also some programs create backups of installation files so that you can reinstall the programs if they ever get damaged If you feel that you no longer need these backup files you can safely delete them to free up space however remember that after removing the installation files you may need to use installation disks if you ever want to reinstall the software or make changes to their installation Backup files of programs Many programs create history lists which may log which files you were last Program history lists working on for example These are stored in the registry as references By deleting or moving the files these ent
186. p Manager starts up a list of all Startup programs opens When you use the module for the first time all entries are enabled This means that these programs will automatically start in the background every time the system is started In AVG StartUp Manager you can choose from the following functions Disabling Automatic Program Startup This prevents the program from starting automatically in the background when you next start up the system The entry remains in the list however meaning that you can turn automatic startup back on at any time 1 Select a startup program from the list 2 Disable it using the button or from the toolbar If despite our Tips for Optimizing System Startup you are not sure whether or not you should disable startup programs we recommend that you disable one startup program only restart your computer and start the programs you use in the usual way This helps you find out whether the automatic startup really is unnecessary If something doesn t work properly the next time you start Windows select the check box again If everything is working as it should you can disable the next startup program Enabling Automatic Program Startup This starts the program automatically in the background when you next start the system Afterwards you can disable automatic startup at any time again 1 Select a startup program from the list 2 Enable it using the switch or the button in the toolbar Adding a startup program To have th
187. pecify whether Windows should send an error report to Microsoft following a crash This will communicate not only information about the error but also information about your system System General Under Windows registration you can change the name and company of the user who registered the current Windows version Here you can also see the serial number and product ID of your Windows license Under Windows Installer user data enter the name and company name that should be automatically entered into the user information when new software is installed Under Support information you can use the Settings button to open a configuration window in which you can modify the information shown in the system properties Common Dialogs Here you specify the appearance of the common dialogs for opening and saving files Under File name you can specify whether in common dialogs a selection field containing the files most recently used is to be displayed instead of a single input field In Windows XP the Folder navigation is also available where you can specify which navigation elements should be shown for simplified operation in common dialogs You can also specify whether the Back button should be displayed and if a navigation bar should be displayed on the left hand side of the common dialog Search Windows XP only Here you can define the appearance and the behavor of the search dialog The Disable indexing service option prevents the
188. point to AVG PC TuneUp 2015 When you double click on the notification area icon AVG PC TuneUp 2015 starts up When you click on the icon with the left mouse button a flyout window opens with detailed information about AVG PC TuneUp 2015 functions You can configure if how and about what AVG PC TuneUp 2015 you would like to be informed in the taskbar notification area System Status Under System status you can see whether the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Start Center currently shows the optimization potential You can open the Start Center using the Start AVG PC TuneUp 2015 link For more information about the Start Center see The Start Center Automatic maintenance Under Automatic Maintenance you can see when automatic maintenance was last performed The link takes you to the Automatic Maintenance configuration dialog For more information about Automatic Maintenance see Changing Maintenance Settings Live Optimization Under Live Optimization you can see the most recent activities of the two Live Optimization methods A link takes you to the Live Optimization configuration dialog For more information about Live Optimization see Configuring Live Optimization PC mode In the PC mode section you can see whether Turbo Mode or Economy Mode is currently turned on You can switch between the two modes as necessary here or switch to Standard Mode A link also takes you to the configuration wizard For how to configure the Turbo Mode see T
189. power save mode still requires a small amount of power in hibernate mode the computer can be completely disconnected from the power supply However putting the computer into hibernate mode and then waking it will take much longer Alternatively you can specify here that this button causes the computer to restart the computer to be locked the current user to be logged off or that the user should be changed Simply decide based on your preferences Note than when an update is ready for installation this button is temporarily assigned to the Shut down computer function until the update has been installed This ensures that key program updates are not accidentally forgotten Windows Vista Under Power off button you can set what action is to be carried out when you click on the Power off button By default the computer is put into Power save mode If you would prefer to shut down your computer quickly or you are missing this function entirely in Windows Vista you are advised to select Shut down computer This saves you from having to open the submenu and selecting Shut down there The third option is to put your PC into hibernate mode For the Hibernate and Power save modes the current status including all opened documents and programs is preserved so that after switching your computer back on you can continue working right where you left off Whereas power save mode still requires a small amount of power in hibernate mode the comp
190. pplication and tap the menu icon in fact the application s logo located in the upper left corner of the main screen 3 Once the menu is shown tap the Manage devices option 4 Tap the Join another Zen network option on the very bottom of the screen then enter the invitation code that was previously sent you by this network s administrator and tap Join 5 Congratulations You are a part of Zen network now However if you ever change your mind you can easily leave it at any time Mac devices Unlike on PC devices the network connection on Mac devices is being performed directly within the application itself 1 First of all you have to have one of AVG Mac applications installed perhaps even already connected to some Zen network click here to learn more about your Mac connection to existing Zen network If you are connected click the button in the upper right corner of your applications screen currently saying Connected and choose Leave This Network from the roll down menu 2 The button in the upper right corner of your applications screen now says Not Connected Click it and choose Connect option from the roll down menu 3 In the newly open dialog click the rightmost option Use an invitation code 4 A text box appears allowing you to enter the invitation code that was previously sent you by this network s administrator After you insert the code click the Connect button 5 Congratulations You are a part of Zen n
191. ptions of the module can be quickly reached Click on the area in which you wish to make changes Give your creativity free reign and design your Windows system completely to your own tastes 3 10 2 2 Boot Screen When you boot up Windows a black screen is displayed as standard AVG Styler lets you switch this boot screen for a different one with just a few clicks Or let your imagination run wild and create your own boot screen with your favorite vacation photo for example Please note that this function is not available in Windows 7 and 8 as these operating systems do not use a boot screen This is how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area On the navigation bar click in the left hand window area on Boot screen AVG Styler lists all available boot screens The first time you use the module the only screen in the list will be the default Windows boot screen You can add new boot screens to the list before finally accepting them To do so you have the following options Downloading previously created boot screens In the top left click Add under Boot screens Select the entry Download Boot Screens from AVG Online This takes you to a website where you can find a wide selection of different boot screens with which you can improve the appearance of the startup process exact
192. r You can either apply all of these recommendations immediately or look at the detailed descriptions first and then decide one by one How to Optimize System Startup and Shutdown Launch the AVG StartUp Optimizer tool by going to the Optimize category in the Start Center and selecting Optimize system startup and shutdown from the Optimize registry and performance area The AVG StartUp Optimizer window is displayed Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Optimize system startup and shutdown entry under Recommendations You may first have to enter information for your profile at this point in order to obtain tailored recommendations Which services and devices do you use on this computer Here you can switch off functions that you do not use It identifies which functions and services you have already set up and only recommends those that are not being used For example if you never use a printer you can turn off all background programs that are related to print control Simply specify this here If you never need to access a company network or domain you can turn off all related background programs and services Simply select the applicable answer from the list 74 IE AVG Performance The more unnecessary features you disable here the quicker your computer will start up and work because after this optimization Windows will no longer run these background
193. r accounts Users must select their account from this list enter their password if one is set and are then logged on to the system This is how it works Start the AVG Styler module by going to the Personalize category in the Start Center and clicking on the Personalize the appearance of Windows entry in the Change Windows appearance area On the navigation bar click in the left hand window area on Logon screen AVG Styler lists all available logon screens The first time you use the module the only screen in the list will be the default Windows logon screen You can first add new logon screens to the list before you accept it finally To do so you have the following options Downloading Previously Created Logon Screens Click Add in the top left under Logon screens Select the entry Download Logon Screens from AVG Online This takes you to a website where you will find a wide selection of different logon screens which you can use to give your system an individual style Click on a logon screen This is automatically opened with AVG Styler and added to the list Adding Logon Screens from a File Click Add in the top left under Logon screens Select the entry Load logon screen from a file An Explorer window opens and you can select a file on your computer However only files in AVG Styler format with the TLS extension are supported In addition all available logon screens can be directly installed with the file Logonui exe
194. r current AVG My Account name on it and confirm by clicking Log Out button in the small pop up dialog 23 IE ava Performance 2 Select the Connect to a existing Zen network pane on the left side of the newly opened subdialog Please connect to a Zen Networ Connect this PC to a Zen Network in one of the following ways Learn more Create a new Zen Network Connect to an existing Zen Network Forgot password Connect Or connect with an invitation code 3 Insert your AVG MyAccount user name and password If you don t have your own AVG MyAccount yet simply If you want to be logged in as in order to be able to view AVG products on remote devices in this Zen network keep the Connect as admin box checked Otherwise you will only act as If you have forgotten your password click the Forget password link under the password text box This will redirect you to the webpage allowing you to recover your lost password 4 Click the Connect button The connection process should be done in a few seconds After successful connection you should see your MyAccount name displayed on the Android mobile devices Unlike on PC devices the network connection on Android mobile devices is being performed directly within the application itself 1 If you wish to connect your Android mobile device to Zen network you have to download one of AVG mobile applications i e AVG AntiVirus AVG Cleaner and or AVG PrivacyFix This
195. r has a great solution to this problem Thanks to the smooth cooperation with Windows Explorer you can copy these files to a USB stick or external hard disk before deletion for example 1 Click on the selected file s and select Copy from the Edit menu or use the shortcut Ctrl C 2 Open the selected target drive in Windows Explorer and paste the copied files using the Paste menu item or the shortcut Ctrl V Thanks to support for all major burning programs you can also easily burn files to a CD or DVD Simply drag the files you want by holding down the mouse key drag amp drop directly to the burn list in your burning program Deleting Archived Files with AVG Disk Space Explorer After successfully archiving the files you can delete them safely in AVG Disk Space Explorer and thereby free up valuable disk space Select a file and then click Delete in the toolbar 3 8 7 Securely Deleting Data In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Shredder module to permanently delete files folders and the Recycle Bin and why it is important to do so Securely Deleting Data Afterwards If you have deleted a sensitive file in a normal way you cannot subsequently delete it with AVG Shredder However we have a tip for you When you defragment hard disks any deleted files are normally overwritten and cannot be recovered afterwards Simply use AVG Drive Defrag to subsequently increase the security of a normal deletion method
196. r more information see Optimize Clean Up Under Clean up you can delete unnecessary data systematically from your system For more information see Clean Up Fix Problems Under Fix problems you will find simple solutions for any problems that might occur For more information see Fix Problems Personalize Under Personalize you have many opportunities to customize your working environment to suit you For more information see Personalize All Functions To the right of the categories you will see the All functions This lists all the functions that are available in AVG PC TuneUp 2015 sorted by application area For more information see All Functions 36 IE AVG Performance 3 2 PC Modes In the PC mode area you can decide which mode should be turned on for your Windows operating system PC Mode Q gt R Economy Standard Turbo Economy Mode Using AVG Economy Mode you can reduce the energy consumption of your computer by turning off the screen hardware components or unnecessary functions For more information see Economy Mode Standard Mode Standard Mode represents the normal operating state of Windows For more information see Standard Mode Turbo Mode You can use AVG Turbo Mode to give your system an additional performance boost at any time and adjust it to suit you For more information see Turbo Mode 3 2 1 Economy Mode In this chapter you will learn what exactly happens whe
197. r other errors when Economy Mode is on Support for virtual machines This setting is only available if your computer has software for virtual machines installed on it This setting turns off background functions for the use of virtual machines when Economy Mode is on Various services Rarely used services This setting turns off services that are only needed in specific circumstances e g company networks or situations e g installation of new programs when Economy Mode is on Special encryption services When Economy Mode is on this setting turns off services for logging onto a domain Network communication services When Economy Mode is on this setting turns off network communication services that are rarely used e g fax or peer to peer services Display Visual effects provide a graphical display of Windows but take up valuable space in the memory Particularly with a low performance graphics card you can increase the computer s performance by turning off visual effects Tip This is a popular way of increasing the performance of netbooks on a sustained basis Visual effects Visual special effects for windows This setting turns off transparency effects and shadows of windows the preview window in the taskbar and three dimensional navigation between windows when Economy Mode is on Classic window style This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of windows menus and buttons when Economy Mode is on Als
198. rbo Mode The green circles represent those programs that you wish to accelerate using the Turbo Mode The blue diamonds are all the programs and functions that are not required at all when Turbo Mode is on These are therefore turned off so that all of the PC s processing power is available to the required programs In addition to those programs that you are currently using green many others are also running in the background that are really not that important for your work blue If such background processes suddenly start to require a great deal of processing power they are assigned a lower priority so that your other programs can continue to run smoothly When should I switch on Turbo Mode Using the Turbo Mode can for example speed up computer games make it easier to work with performance sapping programs or prevent videos from flickering or freezing when they are played Note however that when you enable Turbo Mode you also turn off some functionalities that will not be available again until you turn off Turbo Mode 41 IE AVG Performance How to Switch the Computer to Turbo Mode At the bottom left of the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Start Center there are three switches The right hand switch is for Turbo Mode When you click this switch the computer is switched to Turbo Mode The AVG icon then appears in the notification area of the taskbar notifying you that Turbo Mode is turned on PC Mode Q a 1 gt Fr Economy
199. re any pressing issues that require your attention Clicking it opens the Messages dialog for currently selected device This dialog displays the list of issues sorted out by product category Some of them can be solved straight away by clicking the Fix Now button e Scan Now button clicking it immediately starts the scan checking the remote Android device for viruses and other harmful content After scan completion you will be immediately informed about its results Update button clicking it starts the update process of AVG AntiVirus on remote Android device All antivirus applications should be always kept up to date in order to ensure the maximum level of protection Show details button this button is only available if there are any pressing issues that require your attention Clicking it opens the Messages dialog for currently selected device This dialog displays the list of issues sorted out by product category However for AVG AntiVirus for Android this dialog is purely informative and you are not able to change anything Update button clicking it starts the update process of AVG AntiVirus on remote Mac device All antivirus applications should be always kept up to date in order to ensure the maximum level of protection Show details button this button is only available if there are any pressing issues that require your attention Clicking it opens the Messages dialog for currently selected device This dialog disp
200. re are issues with AVG products on this device that you might want to pay attention to Click the Messages button to so and to obtain more info As Zen network administrator you may also want to add new devices to your network To do so click the button on the right side of the ribbon You might want to check the following related topics e How to add devices to your network e How to remove devices from your network 14 Sy AVG Performance 2 2 3 Messages button This button is located above the Devices ribbon and to the left of the Status button However it only appears if there are any problems with AVG products on your current device The number in orange circle shows the number of issues that you might want to pay attention to this orange circle may even contain an exclamation mark as a warning that some AVG application is utterly disabled As network administrator you can also access the Messages dialog for remote devices by clicking the Show details button in the Category tile view Please note that this button is only available if there are pressing issues that require your attention Click here to read about this and other remote management actions After clicking this button a new dialog appears Your Messages MTD ALLDEVICES MD WAN D PC TuneUp KONMAN2 a No antivirus program is active GT 57580 2 User Account Control is turned off A Administrative shares enabled
201. rea under Interface click Visual Style AVG Styler displays a list of all available visual styles On the right you can see a preview and other details of the style selected in the list You can add new visual styles to the list before finally accepting them To do so you have the following options Downloading visual styles from AVG Online In the top left under Visual Styles click Add Select the entry Download Visual Styles from AVG Online This takes you to a website where you can choose from a wide range of visual styles that you can download for free at any time Click on a visual style that you particularly like This is automatically opened with AVG Styler and added to the list Adding Visual Styles From a File In the top left under Visual Styles click Add Select Load visual styles from a file An Explorer window opens and you can select a visual style on your computer or an external storage media if you have already saved one AVG Styler recognizes and supports almost every common format AVG Visual Styles The individual format of AVG Styler Microsoft Visual Styles MSSTYLES This Microsoft format often includes additional files that can be found in the same folder or in subfolders Compressed archives RAR ZIP Archives are searched for all file types in this list and decompressed automatically if such files are found These files are searched for compressed archives in RAR Self extracting archives EXE or ZIP form
202. rerrrsrrrrerrrerrerrrrerrrerrrerrreerens 137 3 12 Rating Function for Programs rsrsrrvrnerennannnnannnnannnvannnvennnvennnnennnnevannenennenene 144 3 13 The AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Gadget xrrrrvnnnrnnnnnnnnannnnannnnennnnennnnennenenennenannennn 145 3 14 AVG PC TuneUp 2015 in Taskbar Notification Area avranruaruannunnnnnnnrnnrnannunnnr 147 IE AVG Performance 1 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the AVG Performance bundle With this bundle you can enjoy all the features of AVG PC Tune Up 2015 now enhanced with AVG Zen AVG Zen This invaluable administration tool that can look after you as well as for your entire family All your devices are neatly gathered in one place so you can easily keep tabs on the Protection Performance and Privacy status of each one With AVG Zen the days of checking up on each device one by one are over you are even allowed to run scanning and maintenance tasks and fix the most pressing security issues remotely AVG Zen is built directly into your bundle so it works automatically right from the start Click here to learn about AVG Zen AVG PC TuneUp 2015 With this powerful software you can restore the full performance capabilities of your operating system games and programs AVG PC TuneUp 2015 can also automatically run important maintenance tasks such as cleaning up your hard disk and registry or you can run them yourself manually A slow and untidy computer is
203. rformance not just on the hard disk but also in the memory AVG Registry Defrag is able to compress the registry so that it becomes much smaller This function increases the stability of your Windows system AVG Registry Defrag analyzes the registry and creates a completely new version of it containing only the intact data in the correct order The old registry is deleted following this step and automatically replaced with the new version when the computer is restarted How to Defragment the Registry Start the AVG Registry Defrag module by going to the Optimize category in the Start Center and selecting Defragment registry in the Optimize registry and performance area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Defragment entry under Registry An introductory screen is displayed Click Next to start the analysis AVG Registry Defrag determines how heavily fragmented the registry is and whether an optimization is necessary Before the analysis a message appears advising you to close all other programs During the analysis AVG Registry Defrag turns the screen gray and displays a wait dialog A small clock flashes in the upper left corner of 73 IE AVG Performance this window showing you that the module is still working A progress bar is also shown to inform you of the progress of the analysis There is no need to worry if the progress bar does not mowe for several mi
204. ries become invalid 3 8 2 Cleaning up browser As you surf the Internet your browser saves various kinds of data on your computer You no longer need to go through the laborious task of deleting these traces of your surfing activity yourself using your browser now you can let AVG Browser Cleaner search for this data for you Then you just need to select the data that you no longer need and AVG Browser Cleaner will delete it for you straight away In the following chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Browser Cleaner module to quickly clean up your Internet browser by deleting the cache cookies and history in next to no time 3 8 2 1 How to Clean Your Browser Start the AVG Browser Cleaner module by going to the Clean Up category in the Start Center and selecting Clean up browser from the Gain disk space and delete usage data area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Clean up 81 IE AVG Performance browser entry under Usage data Under Browsers select the Internet browser that you want to clean up You can choose from Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Opera and Safari as well as the plug ins Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft Silverlight AVG Browser Cleaner then determines the items that can be deleted for the selected browsers Under the name of a browser there is a list of categories that you can clean up All pictures
205. rives the Normal analysis of the selected drive is sufficient in most cases this usually takes 1 2 minutes However if errors occur on your system or Windows reports problems with reading or writing data a Thorough analysis is recommended Click Next to start the analysis During the analysis AVG Disk Doctor provides you with a graphical display of the progress The boxes displayed represent the space usage of the drive being examined 98 WE AVG Performance If no errors have been found click Finish to exit the module In some cases it is necessary to restart your computer in order to successfully complete the analysis or repair process This can happen for example when active programs or Windows itself are using the selected drive and thus prevent AVG Disk Doctor from having exclusive access Ifa system restart is necessary AVG Disk Doctor will show you a corresponding message You can then decide if the necessary restart should be performed immediately or if you would like to restart the system yourself at a later time 3 9 2 2 Normal vs Thorough Analysis Normal Analysis Normal analysis takes approx 1 2 minutes and is generally sufficient Normal analysis is carried out in several phases The table below shows explanations of all possible steps only the first three lines are performed during the normal analysis Thorough Analysis Thorough analysis covers all of the steps of the Normal analysis In addit
206. roblems Launch the AVG Repair Wizard module by going to the Fix problems category in the Start Center and selecting the Fix common problems entry from the Check system and fix problems area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Fix common problems entry under Windows Select the problems you have for repair AVG Repair Wizard shows you a clearly arranged list of common Windows problems After you select an entry in the list a detailed explanation of this problem appears in the right hand window area Select the checkbox for every problem that you are experiencing 97 IE AVG Performance Click Next to start the repair This opens a list of the selected problems opens that you must confirm by clicking again on Next The repairs are now carried out Click Finish to close the module 3 9 2 Checking the Hard Disk for Errors In this chapter you will find out how you can analyze your drives using the AVG Disk Doctor module and why it is important to do so When working with your computer files are constantly being read and written regardless of whether you are editing a text document looking at pictures or simply starting an application Windows places all files in special file systems to allow quick access to all necessary information at any time More information on system files File systems keep track of every file and folder on a drive and save informat
207. rt Center and selecting the Clean Up iPhone iPad or iPod touch entry under Mobile Devices 2 In order to function properly AVG Cleaner for iOS module requires iTunes to be installed on your PC iTunes is a media player media library and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc It can be used to play download and organize digital audio and video on personal computers On computers with iTunes already installed this step is simply being skipped However if you don t have this software yet click the Download iTunes button or open the following webpage In your internet browser click the Download Now button Wait till your installation file is downloaded then run it afterwards you will be guided through the installation process Once the iTunes installation is finished return to the AVG Cleaner for iOS module dialog As you can see you are now able to proceed to the next step Please note that iTunes is only required because it contains files that AVG Cleaner for iOS module needs to connect to your device You do not need to open iTunes during scanning or the cleaning process itself 3 Now connect your iOS device to your PC va USB cable iPhone iPad or iPod touch recognition usually takes a few seconds You may be prompted to unlock your device and tap Trust in order to proceed Once the connection successfully takes place you will see the Connect Device text change to Connected To with your device s name rig
208. s are fixed When a new version is available it will be made available to you on the Internet You have the option of automatically checking for updates or manually checking for updates Changing Settings To change the update check settings go to the menu bar and click Settings and then Updates Here you can decide whether AVG PC TuneUp 2015 should regularly check for updates automatically You can also specify here how often you should be informed of updates that have been found Checking for Updates Manually If you do not want AVG PC TuneUp 2015 to check for updates automatically you can turn this function off In this case we recommend that you regularly check for updates yourself 3 11 2 1 How to Check for Updates Start the AVG Update Wizard module by going to the All functions category in the Start Center and selecting the Check for updates entry under AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Alternatively you can start the module by clicking on Help amp Support in the menu bar of the Start Center and then 143 IE AVG Performance selecting Check for updates AVG Update Wizard starts and establishes a connection to the Internet to check for updates If Updates Exist You receive a list of the available updates with a short description of the new or modified functions Click Next to install the updates If No Updates Exist If there are no updates your AVG PC TuneUp 2015 is already up to date and you can close the wizard by clic
209. s as follows i Highlight a piece of text in this case your invitation code in an email You can do that by holding down the left mouse button or the Shift key ii Press Ctrl C on your keyboard please note that at this stage there will be no visible evidence of the text being successfully copied iii Move to the desired location in this case the Zen Join Network dialog and click the text box in which you want to paste the text iv Press Ctrl V v The pasted text in this case your invitation code appears Done 5 Click the Connect button After a small while you will become a part of the Zen network of your choice For you personally nothing really changes only the text on your Status button will change to Connected However your device will be monitored by network s administrator from now on allowing him to identify possible problems and help you fix them Still if you wish to leave this network you can easily do so at any time Unlike on PC devices the network connection on Android mobile devices is being performed directly within the application itself 19 IE ava Performance 1 First of all you have to have one of AVG mobile apps installed and thus connected to some Zen network click here to learn more about your Android mobile connection to existing Zen network In fact accepting an invitation on mobile device means that you leave your current Zen network and switch to a new one 2 Open your a
210. s complete operations will continue normally and a message indicating that the cleanup was successful will be displayed You can close this dialog 3 8 1 2 What Types of File are Recommended for Deletion AVG PC Tune Up 2015 searches for the following types of files and backups which can normally be deleted from your hard disk without causing problems Windows creates files to temporarily store data that should normally be deleted Temporary Windows files eee after its tasks are complete These files can always be deleted Reports and logs from Windows saves various reports and logs e g for error analysis or on the behavior Windows of programs and services You can clean up the image preview for folders and caches category to gain disk space Backup files of Windows Repair programs like CHKDSK search your hard disk for lost clusters and save 80 Unnecessary Windows files IE AVG Performance them Also whenever you upgrade Windows to a newer version backups are created of your documents settings and program data Since these backups are rarely used you can safely delete them but remember that after deleting Windows upgrade backups you will no longer be able to restore old documents and settings from previous installations of Windows Windows creates history lists which may log which files you were last working on Windows history lists for example These are stored in the registry as references By deleting or m
211. s made to this element Any changes already made to an element can be undone by selecting the element and clicking Reset element to Windows default Please note that this link is only displayed if the element does not currently correspond to the Windows default If you should want to undo changes made to multiple items you can click Reset category or Reset all categories The first link only resets the elements of the currently selected tab the second all system elements that can be changed with AVG Styler When you click on either link a dialog appears where you can choose whether you want to reset all elements to 132 IE AVG Performance the Windows default or whether you only wish to discard any unsaved changes for these elements The second option is only available if there are changes that have not yet been applied 3 10 2 7 Managing Icon Packages It is of course a very laborious task to change every Windows icon individually AVG Styler therefore allows you to swap all old fashioned Windows icons for new ones in one fell swoop Adding an Icon Package In the AVG Styler the left area of the window under Icons click System elements Then click Icon packages at the bottom A new window opens that shows all the available icon packages Now you can add new icon packages to the list or install an existing one Click Add This allows you to add additional icon packages to the list You have the option of using an icon package
212. s you how useful other users of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 found the programs that you have installed You can use the rating function to help you decide which programs you really need in your day to day work In this chapter you can find out why it is helpful and how you can turn on the Rating function for programs Often you are faced with a decision about which of your installed programs you really need for your day to day work that is why the Rating function for programs was developed 144 IE AVG Performance The experiences of numerous AVG PC TuneUp 2015 users will help you to make your decisions in the AVG Program Deactivator AVG StartUp Manager and AVG Uninstall Manager modules The rating function for programs shows you which programs have been classified as useful and helps you to decide which startup programs you want to disable and which programs you want to disable or uninstall Please note you need to have an active Internet connection to use the rating function Display of the Rating Function in the Modules If you have switched on the rating function it is integrated into the AVG Program Deactivator AVG StartUp Manager and AVG Uninstall Manager modules as a separate column in the program list You can identify your ratings by the blue stars in the Usefulness column If you have not yet given your own rating the column displays the average rating that other AVG PC TuneUp 2015 users have given the program If no ratings have b
213. see Howto Defragment Your Hard Disk When you delete a file it generally ends up in the Recycle Bin In Windows this Recycle Bin is simply a folder that collects files for deletion Retrieving a file from the Recycle Bin is child s play and therefore many users regularly empty the Recycle Bin or delete their files without sending them to the Recycle Bin in order to feel that the file has been securely deleted Note however that when you delete a file Windows does not actually remove it altogether its entire content remains on the hard disk Windows merely marks the file as deleted from the file system and releases the space taken up by the file so that it can be used again Until this disk space is used again it is relatively easy to restore this file e g with AVG PC TuneUp 2015 gt Restoring Deleted Files However if you want to be absolutely sure that even professionals could not restore your sensitive data use AVG Shredder to irreversibly delete files folders and the Recycle Bin You can choose the most suitable of three different Deletion Methods 90 IE AVG Performance 3 8 7 1 How to Securely Delete Data Launch the AVG Shredder module by going to the Clean Up category in the Start Center and selecting Securely delete data from the Analyze storage usage and delete data area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Securely delete data entry under Har
214. seful if you cannot remember the precise name of the file or only wish to search for a certain file extension and can be used as wildcards whereby represents multiple characters and stands for an individual character Examples for the use of wildcards e A search using photo will find all files whose name starts with photo and of all file types i e photo 01 jpg photo bmp photo paris tif etc A search for photo or for photo no wildcard will find all files called photo and of all file types i e photo jpg photo doc photo tif etc A search for doc will find all files with the extension doc A search for photo finds all files whose name starts with photo and which have two further characters in their name and of any file type i e photo 01 photo 09 etc Why should I search for 0 byte files 0 byte files consist solely of the file name It is impossible to restore the content of such files If for example you have deleted a file with a strictly confidential file name and want to be sure that this file can never be found again you can include 0 byte files in the search Why should I only search for files in good condition With files that are in good condition you stand a good chance of recovering the file in full Click Next to start the search AVG Undelete searches every selected drive in turn For large hard disks and if you have not entered any search terms the search can take quite a long time
215. shortcuts 1 Click Maintenance checks whether there are any broken shortcuts on your desktop or in the Start menu or Quick Launch taskbar and then automatically deletes them At the same time a search is also made for faulty entries in the history lists of various programs such as Windows Media Player or Microsoft Office e Frees up disk space by deleting unnecessary files So called temporary files are something of a nuisance Windows and programs create temporary files on the hard disk in order to temporarily store certain settings or data If the program in question is closed these files should really be deleted from the program However the program in question often forgets to clean up after itself so that over time your hard disk can be filled with a lot of unnecessary data 1 Click Maintenance reliably deletes all temporary files and folders from your hard disk e Cleans up your browser As you surf the Internet your browser saves various kinds of data on your computer 1 Click 49 IE AVG Performance Maintenance cleans up the cache and download history of your browser e Optimizes system startup and shutdown Some programs that are run each time you start your system slow down the startup process to an unnecessary extent Such known programs that are definitely not required are turned off here e Defragments your hard disk In the background AVG PC TuneUp 2015 changes the arrangement of files and folders so that they c
216. system unnecessarily AVG PC TuneUp 2015 also recognizes when your computer hardware is not powerful enough Your Internet settings can prevent Windows from using the bandwidth of your Internet connection optimally Downloading two files at once or downloading data from websites can be slowed down by Windows default settings You will also be shown the potential for optimization here too Should your computer be slowed down by superfluous visual effects this will be identified AVG PC TuneUp 2015 checks your computer for such performance sapping visual effects and provides recommendations for increasing performance To enable AVG PC TuneUp 2015 to provide you with comprehensive recommendations you must complete the profile before running the software for the first time The way is then clear to a rapid and simple performance boost In the Start Center under the Dashboard category you can see whether you have any recommendations in the status field of the PC performance category If you have hidden some recommendations these do not impact the status any more Open the details window by clicking on the Show details button When you open this window for the first time you must answer the short questions from the profile wizard so that the optimization can be precisely tailored to your situation and needs If you wish to adjust or update your profile info simply click the gear wheel button just next to the Scan Now Show details button For more
217. system from automatically indexing the contents of your files when the computer is idle The Use classic search in Explorer option replaces the modern style search dialog with the classic style Under Searched file types you can click File types to specify which text file types can be searched for specific content Special Folders Here you specify the physical paths to which special folders such as My Documents should link Highlight 123 IE AVG Performance a predefined path and click on Edit to change it to your requirements Command prompt You can configure the appearance and behavior of the command prompt here Under Completion you can specify which key combinations are to be used to complete file and folder names Under Advanced settings you can click on the Advanced button to open a window where you can specify the visual appearance and start folder of the command prompt Security User Account Control Windows Vista and Windows 7 only The User Account Control feature ensures that no unauthorized changes are made to the computer It does this by asking whether a user has administrator rights to allow any changes to be made to the system If User Account Control is enabled a standard user will always be asked to enter an administrator password to make such changes You can specify here how a user logged on as an administrator is to be informed of potential changes to the computer and prompted for confirmation
218. tain that you no longer need a backup you can delete it permanently using this button Restore Use this button to restore the system to its status before the selected backup You will need to restart your system This function is useful if your computer no longer functions properly following a change to the system First select a restore point that is as recent as possible in order to avoid undoing too many system changes 3 6 4 3 Changing Settings You can change some of the settings of the AVG Rescue Center In the AVG Rescue Center click on the Settings button Alternatively you can enter these settings from the Start Center In the Menu Bar click Settings and find the Rescue Center protection item in the list on the left side of newly triggered configuration dialog Rescue Center Protection Every AVG PC TuneUp 2015 module is protected by AVG Rescue Center as standard You can disable this support for individual modules by clearing the relevant checkboxes Backups Here you can set how long the individual backups of AVG Rescue Center should be stored for The standard setting is for backups to be automatically deleted after two weeks and for a maximum of 60 backups to be stored Do not restrict the AVG Rescue Center protection too much in order to save disk space In the event of problems the protection function is very useful as a last resort and generally more important than saving a small amount of space on your hard disk
219. tem You can then archive this data or delete it fully if you are sure you will not need it again in the future This is a way of freeing up valuable disk space in one go For more information see Finding and Deleting Large Amounts of Data e Securely Deleting Data The AVG Shredder module allows you to securely remove sensitive data You can use three intelligent deletion methods to ensure that even a professional could not restore your data For more information see Securely Deleting Data e Cleaning up iPhone iPad or iPod touch The AVG Cleaner for iOS module allows you to locate needless and redundant files on your iOS device Afterwards you can easily remove all this unnecessary junk in order to save some important storage space and considerably increase device s speed For more information see Cleaning Up iPhone iPad or iPod touch 3 8 1 Cleaning up Windows and programs In this chapter you will find out how you can free up valuable space on your hard disks under Clean up Windows and programs and why it is useful to do so Under Clean up Windows and programs you can see a structured list of items including temporary Windows files old backups obsolete logs and reports and unnecessary functions that can be safely removed from the hard disk without any negative impact on your system AVG PC TuneUp 2015 searches for many types of potentially unnecessary files that can be deleted without 79 IE AVG Performance causing
220. ter Fast Defragmentation This defragmentation mode consolidates all files again so that they can be read noticeably faster The advantage of this method is the speed with which it is carried out The performance of your hard disk is increased in no time at all How to Defragment your Hard Disk Launch the AVG Drive Defrag module by going to the Optimize category in the Start Center and selecting Defragment hard disk under Optimize registry and performance Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Defragment entry under Hard disk Solid state drives SSD are detected by AVG PC Tune Up 2015 They are not analyzed or defragmented as it is not possible to optimize solid state drives through defragmentation and they could be damaged by defragmentation Select which hard disks should be checked for optimization potential Select how defragmentation should take place according to the analysis As AVG Drive Defrag offers two different types of defragmentation you must specify whether the defragmentation type should be dependent on the analysis before you start the analysis 76 IE AVG Performance Out of the four options the first one is preselected because it gives you a personal recommendation after the analysis and you can decide for yourself how the defragmentation should be carried out For the other three options defragmentation starts as soon as the analysis is co
221. text and animations that you view in your browser while surfing the Internet are saved in the cache If you visit a website again the text and images can be loaded from the cache more quickly than from the Internet However it is advisable to empty your cache from time to time Cookies contain information about websites that have been visited and are saved by Internet browsers while you are surfing the Internet without asking you first A cookie may contain login data for a website or information about the user s surfing behavior Cookies Passwords for certain websites can be saved These passwords should only be spe PASS WONGE deleted by experienced users Internet Explorers URL caches are saved in what are known as index dat files Please note that these files should only be cleaned up by experienced users Internet history The addresses of all the websites you have visited are saved in the Internet history The path that was manually entered most recently for downloading a file is saved here Index dat files Last download location Mozilla Firefox saves the last and current session with the tabs and websites opened during that session Temporary files Temporary usage data for the browser is saved here In these additional files Mozilla Firefox saves backups updates crash and error reports and log files Session More Mozilla files 82 IE AVG Performance These additional Opera files that can be cleane
222. that you need a program again it is no longer a problem You can start the program as usual the AVG Programs on Demand Technology reactivates the program in the background as if you had never disabled it With the improved AVG Programs on Demand Technology programs are even disabled automatically after they are used so that the load on your system is always kept as low as possible Design of AVG Program Deactivator AVG Program Deactivator is divided into three areas the All installed programs area the Load from installed programs area and the Details area You will now find the additional Introduction button in the menu bar which allows you to open the introduction to AVG Program Deactivator at any time All installed programs In the All installed programs area you can see an overview list of all the programs installed on your system together with their load status In the Name column the programs are sorted according to their load high medium or low Programs that do not place any load on the system have the status none and are not listed by name The value for the load is always the highest value for startup operation or shutdown In the Status column you can see the current status of the programs Load from installed programs In the Load from installed programs area you will find three graphs that are designed to give you a visual 58 IE AVG Performance overview of the load on your system The left hand graph shows
223. the AVG StartUp Optimizer module you can check your computer for anything that may be unnecessarily slowing down system startup or shutdown You will receive the results of this check in the form of recommendations and you can either choose to apply all of them immediately or first look at them carefully one by one For more information see Optimizing System Startup and Shutdown Defragmenting the Hard Disk When defragmenting the AVG Drive Defrag module analyzes the hard disk space and runs defragmentation if necessary During defragmentation the disk space is reorganized by intelligently rearranging the individual blocks of data This significantly increases the speed of system startup and the loading times for documents and programs AVG Drive Defrag gives you the choice of two different defragmentation types one is particularly thorough the other is particularly quick For more information see Defragmenting the Hard Disk 3 7 2 1 Cleaning the Registry In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Registry Cleaner module to clean the registry and why it is important to do so The registry is the heart of a Windows system It is where Windows continuously stores entries values and keys In addition each newly installed program and every newly connected hardware item is entered in the registry where it records keys and values When you start up a program Windows does not call up this program directly Instead it opens t
224. thout response you can specify the time in milliseconds that the system gives the program to show a response It will then be ended in the Task Manager or when the computer is shut down Under End programs automatically you can set whether applications should be closed automatically or whether the End program dialog should be shown Desktop and Taskbar Here you can make settings regarding the stability of the desktop and taskbar Under Desktop and taskbar in a separate process you can enable the Execute desktop and taskbar in a separate process option to increase the stability of the system if Explorer crashes This increases stability but requires an additional 8 MB of disk space Under Restart desktop and taskbar automatically you can enable the options to ensure that both the desktop and taskbar are restarted again automatically if they should crash This means that the system remains operational 122 IE AVG Performance Errors Here you can specify how the system should behave in the event of errors Under Audible signals you can enable the Play acoustic signal when errors occur option to specify that the system should make a sound if there is an error message or incorrect entry Under System errors you can select from the dropdown list what should happen if the system has been stopped due to a critical system error You can also specify that the event should be entered in the system log Under Error reporting you can s
225. tup programs are entered in the Start Menu from where they can be easily removed However most startup programs enter themselves directly in the registry and are not to be found in the startup folder Often during system startup and user logon scheduled tasks are used to start programs automatically AVG StartUp Manager finds all startup programs regardless of how well hidden their start command is For every startup program it also supplies a detailed description and an evaluation of the necessity of starting this program automatically AVG StartUp Manager does not just allow you to enable or disable startup programs it also tells you about the individual programs and provides recommendations for every startup entry Note that disabling startup does not remove the program itself It only disables the startup and therefore speeds up system startup and the speed of your computer How to Configure Your System Startup Launch the AVG StartUp Manager module by going to the Optimize category in the Start Center and selecting Disable startup programs in the Reduce system load area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Disable startup programs entry under Installed programs Before the program starts the startup screen may appear for the Rating function for programs Here you can decide whether to enable this feature and click OK 62 IE AVG Performance When AVG StartU
226. turn off automatic backups in the Rescue Center settings To do so click the Settings link in the menu bar at the top right of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Start Center choose the Rescue Center Protection item from the list on the left and uncheck the AVG Cleaner for iOS box However we do not recommend to turn off this feature because it is much safer to keep yourself a way to undo possible unwanted changes From the AVG Cleaner for iOS interface you can easily see whether the Rescue Center protection is active or not Just have a look at the Rescue Center button in the upper right corner of the dialog If it s green the module is being secured by automatic backups if it s gray the Rescue Center protection has been disabled How Should I Restore the Lost Data To do so you will have to launch the AVG Rescue Center module This can be done either from the AVG PC TuneUp 2015 Start Center by clicking the Undo changes button in the Rescue Center area or directly from the AVG Cleaner for iOS interface by using the Rescue Center button in its upper right corner In the right hand column of the Undo changes section the AVG Rescue Center displays a list of all saved backups arranged by module or date In case of AVG Cleaner for iOS backups you can see the date and time of their creation the total number and size of items in each of them and above all name of the device from which they were created You should therefore have no trouble finding the one t
227. tyler shows you on the right hand side tabs for the following areas in which you can change system elements You change the icons for all elements in the Desktop Start menu not available in Windows 8 Explorer and Control Panel You can also adjust the icons for the display of file types For some elements you can even specify new names e g the Recycle Bin or My Network Places If you are missing the term My Computer from Windows XP you could for example rename the element now called Computer in Windows Vista to My Computer Click through the individual tabs and select an element that you wish to change Click Replace icon The icon library opens in which the current icon of the selected element appears This is usually a library that was already installed with Windows If you have your own icon library on your computer you can import its content using Browse Select an icon to mark it for replacement Your changes will initially be indicated by a small orange asterisk next to the relevant elements in the list Any change that has not yet been accepted can be discarded at any time by selecting an element marked with such an asterisk in the list and clicking on Discard unsaved changes made to this element At the bottom right of the window click Accept to carry out the change How to undo changes You can discard any changes not yet accepted for an element by selecting them in the list and clicking on Discard unsaved change
228. u at a glance which types of files documents music files videos or images are taking up the most disk space Please note that this view does not just include the files that are directly located in the selected drive or folder but also includes all files in subfolders You can limit the amount of information being displayed by moving a level lower in the folder tree on the left If you would like to see the individual files included in a given file type simply click on the name of the file type in the table This will directly open the correct category in the file types view o Top 10 Files This table is particularly useful in acute disk space shortages It shows a list of the top 10 files that take up the most disk space As with the last table this view does not just include the files that are directly located in the selected drive or folder but also includes all files in subfolders If you click on one of the files in the table or on the link Show top 100 files the corresponding Top 100 files view will open There you can move archive or delete files e Contents This view shows the contents of the selected element in the folder tree on the left In addition to basic information such as name and type as in Windows Explorer each element has a field that displays its size and the percentage of disk space that it takes up A graphical representation with bars allows you to recognize at a glance which files and folders are taking up the m
229. ucts on your Android mobile However you can easily connect to this or any other one Zen network again either directly or by accepting invitation Mac devices Unlike on PC devices the network connection on Mac devices is being performed directly within the application itself 1 Open your AVG application and click an oblong button in the upper right corner of your applications screen now saying Connected 2 On the very top of the roll down menu you should see the You are connected to the following Zen Network text together with your current AVG MyAccount name 3 Right under the Zen network info there is a Leave This Network option Click it 4 After a few seconds you will be permanently disconnected Your former network s administrator will no longer be able to manage AVG products on your Mac device However you can easily connect to this or any other one Zen network again either directly or by accepting invitation 2 3 8 How to remove devices from your network 1 If you no longer want some device to a be a part of your Zen network you can easily remove it Click the Settings button then choose Devices Settings in the pop up dialog 2 On the left side of the Devices Settings dialog there is a list of devices currently available in your network displayed in a column of tiles Switch to the device that you want to remove by clicking the tile with its name on it 3 You will see the Remove from Netw
230. uld be shut down after defragmentation Ensure that you have selected a defragmentation mode for each hard disk Click Next to start the defragmentation During defragmentation you can monitor each hard disk in real time and see how the usage map changes You can also look at the progress bar and determine the progress and how long the defragmentation has left For more tips and recommendations please see NTFS Compared with FAT NTFS Compared with FAT Hard disks can either use the NTFS file system as set in current Windows versions as preference or the old FAT system as supported by the first Windows versions Analysis of drives before defragmentation is substantially faster on NTFS drives For FAT systems users must wait considerably longer and can take the popular coffee break This is just one of several reasons why the old FAT system should be converted to the modern NTFS system 77 IE AVG Performance The NTFS file system NTFS New Technology File System is the file system from Windows NT and its successors e g Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista right up to Windows 7 It offers an intelligently devised access protection to file levels allows flexible management of privleges accommodates file sizes above 4 GB offers automatic error correction of the file system and can utilize the storage space of today s standard hard disk sizes in a considerably more efficient manner If your hard disks still use the FAT file s
231. urbo Mode Settings For how to configure the Economy Mode see Economy Mode Settings For general information about modes see PC Modes Settings You can configure if how and about what AVG PC TuneUp 2015 you would like to be informed in the taskbar notification area For this perform the following steps If the icon is displayed on your computer simply right click on it Now select Configure notification area settings 147 IE AVG Performance in the context menu that appears This takes you to the configuration dialog where you can configure your settings In addition to the icon you can choose to have messages displayed in the form of balloons If the icon is not displayed on your computer call up this dialog by going to the Settings menu in the AVG PC Tune Up 2015 Start Center and selecting the Notification area icon entry 148
232. uter can be completely disconnected from the power supply However putting the computer into hibernate mode and then waking it will take much longer Recently Used Use the Default settings button to restore the Windows default settings Windows XP Under Recently used files you can set whether recently used files are to appear under Documents in the Start Menu You can also define the exact number of documents to be displayed When logging off you can also automatically clear the list 112 IE AVG Performance Windows Vista and Windows 7 Under Recently used files you can set whether recently used files appear in the Start menu under Recently used You can also delete the content of the list Under Recently used programs you can specify whether recently used programs should appear in the Start menu On Windows Vista you can also use Settings to specify which programs you want to be displayed in the Start menu The default setting is for Windows to show all recently used programs here Shortcuts Under Move and edit shortcuts you can set whether the moving of shortcuts is allowed From here you can also start AVG Shortcut Cleaner Advanced Windows XP only Here you can open the AVG Styler module in a new window and thereby personalize the appearance of Windows to suit you e g change the icons for folders and menu items Task Bar Flashing Buttons While entering text and other content the activation of other windows
233. w larger drives Obviously this development hasn t exactly made it easier to keep track of these huge quantities of data With so many files and nested folders how is it possible to determine where the most space is being taken up and possibly wasted AVG Disk Space Explorer helps you find the largest files You can then archive them onto a CD DVD or an external hard disk for example It might be a good idea to make sure that you do not need these files any more and decide to delete them instead In this way you can free up a vast amount of valuable disk space in one go 3 8 6 1 How to Run an Analysis Launch the AVG Disk Space Explorer module by going to the Clean Up category in the Start Center and selecting Find and delete large amounts of data from the Analyze storage usage and delete data area Alternatively you can start the module by going to All functions in the Start Center and selecting the Find and delete large amounts of data entry under Hard Disk Choose what to analyze Analyzing drives From the list of all of the drives attached to your computer select those that should be included in the search for huge files The wizard shows the total size of each drive and the free space available It is especially 86 IE AVG Performance important to analyze the drives that have little free space remaining Analyzing folders You can save a lot of time by analyzing individual folders If you want to analyze an individu
234. working with files If sectors are found that require NTFS only multiple read attempts to successfully read the data the file data contained will be moved to a sector that is free of errors The sector is then marked as defective This prevents future problems All drive sectors that do not contain any files will be checked for error free NTES and FA readability If errors occur during this analysis the sector in question will be a pr marked as defective to prevent files from being saved there in the future Checking free disk space 3 9 3 Restoring Deleted Files In this chapter you will find out how you can use the AVG Undelete module to restore accidentally deleted files Have you accidentally deleted an important file and want to restore it Perhaps you already looked in the Recycle Bin but it wasnt there Then you will be pleased with the functions offered by AVG Undelete Here you can restore deleted files provided Windows has not yet overwritten the drive space that these files took up Valuable tips for rescuing data The following rule of thumb applies The longer ago a file was deleted and the more you have worked on your computer since then the smaller the chance of complete restoration Therefore as soon as you realize that the file should not have been deleted try to rescue it with AVG Undelete Never install software for recovering deleted files on your system if the mishap has already occurred You could overwrite
235. you quickly identify what programs you no longer use or which take up the most space If you select an entry from the list additional information about the program is display in the Details area to the right You will see details of the manufacturer installation date date of last use size of program files on your hard disk system usage and the program rating If despite the statistical data that AVG Uninstall Manager shows you you are not sure whether you wish to uninstall a program because you do not know what it contains click on Online search in the toolbar A web page opens displaying the results of the search for the program selected in the list This page provides detailed information on the program This information wil also help you to decide whether you should uninstall a program or not The Usefulness column is also helpful for your decision making process This provides you with information on how useful you and or other users of AVG PC TuneUp 2015 found the program If you have not yet provided a rating you can rate it now AVG PC TuneUp 2015 calls up the ratings of other users from a server database and displays them for you These ratings are automatically updated regularly 65 IE AVG Performance Click Uninstall to remove a program To remove a program correctly from your computer highlight the entry and click Uninstall in the toolbar You can also double click on the entry The uninstall routine that is now cal
236. ystem you can carry out a very simple conversion Although conversion is considered very secure you should make a backup of your saved data before attempting this Click the Windows Start icon to open All Programs go to Accessories and click Command Prompt If you enter CONVERT EXE C FS NTFS in the command line conversion will start Replace C with another drive letter to convert a different partition If the system partition is changed the computer will need to be restarted In this case follow the instructions on your screen 3 8 Clean Up In the same way as your home can get cluttered your computer can also get clogged up with unnecessary ballast which uses up valuable disk space We recommend that you carry out some spring cleaning from time to time and delete unnecessary files from your system All modifications to your system will be monitored by AVG Rescue Center and can be undone if necessary Like v r Settings Help amp Support v mo oe AVG PC TuneUp DASHBOARD OPTIMIZE CLEAN UP FIX PROBLEMS PERSONALIZE ALL FUNCTIONS Gain disk space and delete usage data Analyze storage usage and delete data Feature Elements Size Drive C Clean up Windows and programs 1 207 1 574 5MB Open 7 2 GB free of 30 GB Clean up browser 3 168 96 6 MB Open Find and remove duplicate files Remove broken shortcuts 51 0 1MB Open Find and delete large amounts of data amp

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